President Nixon comes to town
This file appears in: Expo 74 and the Creation of Riverfront Park
Opening the fair was President Richard Nixon, who was months away from the Watergate Scandal. Seen here with wife, Patricia Nixon and followed by Washington State Governor Dan Evans
Image L2002-33.255 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…