A Environmental Celebration

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This file appears in: The United States Pavilion

A lone firework frames the background of an image of the environmentally themed U.S. Pavilion.

Image Courtesy of the Spokane Public Library's Northwest Room

This file appears in: The United States Pavilion

By Lee Nilsson
In 1974, Spokane became the smallest city to ever host a World's Fair. The community used the opportunity to re-vitalize the depressed downtown district. The Great Northern Railroad Depot, which had occupied the centrally located Havermale…