King Cole

ID: 3343
This file appears in: Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park

Responsible for bringing Expo '74 to Spokane, King Cole was one of Spokane's earliest and biggest believers in the revitalization of Spokane's downtown area.

Image L202-33.45 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

This file appears in: Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park

By Clayton Hanson
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…