Site Demolition and Construction, 1973
This file appears in: Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park
When the site around Havermale Island was slated as the location for the 1974 World's Fair and Expo, buildings and structures were cleared to make way for a new and impressive new park.
Image L93-18.92 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
This file appears in: Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park
Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park
The Spokane River gorge has undergone many transformations in the last century. Don't be distracted by the roar of the falls; look at the riverfront. Until 2011, the trees, shrubs, and concrete remnants you see here were the former YMCA…