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The Imax Theater building was torn down in 2018. After passing in 2014, the $64 million park bond for Riverfront Park would be used to make over the aging Pavilion.
Riverfront Park, branded as Riverfront Spokane, is a public urban park in downtown Spokane, Washington that is owned and operated by the Spokane Parks & Recreation Department. The 100-acre (40 ha) park is situated along the Spokane River and encompasses the Upper Spokane Falls , which is the largest urban waterfall in the United States.
The heart of the fair park grounds was located on Canada Island, Havermale Island, and the adjacent south bank of the Spokane River, comprising present-day Riverfront Park, in the center of the city. [5] With the exception of two pavilions, all of the major buildings were modular structures assembled on the site.
The chief attraction of downtown Spokane is Riverfront Park, a 100-acre (0.40 km 2) park just north Spokane's downtown core, it was created after Expo '74 and occupies the same site. The park hosts some of Spokane's largest events. The neighborhood is also the center of Spokane's governmental, hospitality, convention, and cultural facilities.
Dec. 1—Renovation of the suspension bridge linking snxwméneɁ Island to the south bank of the Spokane River in Riverfront Park is still on schedule and under budget, despite some initially ...
The Riverfront Park Carrousel, also known as the Looff Carrousel and the Natatorium Park Carousel, is a carousel in Spokane, Washington built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff as a gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park in Spokane. [1] It remained at Natatorium Park until 1968 when the park closed.
May 14—The suspension bridge linking sn̓xʷméneʔ Island to the south bank of the Spokane River in Riverfront Park has closed temporarily. The Spokane Parks Department announced the closure on ...
Built in 1901-1902, this Renaissance Revival-style structure was designed by Charles Frost and Alfred Granger as part of the Great Northern Railway Depot, which was built to serve railroad passengers in Spokane, Washington. The depot stood until 1972, when it was demolished to make way for Expo ’74, leaving only the tower standing.