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Expo '74, officially known as the International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974, [3] was a world's fair held May 4, 1974, to November 3, 1974, in Spokane, Washington in the northwest United States. [2] It was the first environmentally themed world's fair [4] and attended by roughly 5.6 million people. [3]
The Garbage Goat is a metal sculpture in Spokane, Washington's Riverfront Park. It was created by Paula Mary Turnbull, a local artist known as the "welding nun", for Expo '74, the city's 1974 world's fair. The sculpture was designed with an internal vacuum mechanism allowing the goat to "eat" trash held close to its mouth.
May 4—A new structure has popped up in Riverfront Park that tells the story of Expo '74 as Spokane celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world's fair. The abstract tower, located across the ...
Spokane County Commissioner Josh Kerns encouraged people to visit one such event at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture where they can explore an "incredible collection" of Expo '74 memorabilia.
The Expo '74 was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Spokane and Seattle, Washington. It operated in the summer months of 1974 in coordination with its namesake, Expo '74 . With the addition of the Expo '74 to the Empire Builder and North Coast Hiawatha , Amtrak provided thrice-daily service between Seattle and Spokane, the highest ...
Apr. 9—Soon after graduating from Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane City Council President Betsy Wilkerson got her first job: serving hamburgers and hot dogs at an Expo '74 food stand. She ...
Since 1975, the carousel has been located on the south bank of the Spokane River in Riverfront Park. The park was constructed for the Expo '74, and certain structures remained in the park after the fair closed. The building that hosted a German beer garden for the fair became the new home of the carousel in the summer of 1975.
Mar. 21—Spokane's elected leadership wants it to be free to ride a bus in Spokane County for nearly nine weeks during the 50th anniversary celebration of Expo '74. Some members of the Spokane ...