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Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Construction (#34)
Cleared of railroad yards and related industrial structures by 1973, the Expo '74 site still had a long way to go before the opening of the World's Fair. Construction had just started on the Wahington State Pavilion at lower right. The old Burlington…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Construction (#36)
Demolition of the old station at the center of the railroad yards that became Spokane's World's Fair site is shown here as it looked in February 1973. The Great Northern Tower, the only part of the station to remain, indicates 450 days to go until…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#02)
Partial view of the site of the Expo '74 World's Fair, looking north. Upper center is the U.S. pavilion. To the right of it is the pavilion of the U.S.S.R. Lower right is the Washington State pavilion. The geodesic dome at the right is the Ford…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#07)
Artist's conception of the United States Pavilion
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#10)
Drawing of Washington State Pavilion and Opera House.
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#11)
A bust of Vladimir Lenin greets visitors as they enter the U.S.S.R. Pavilion at the Expo '74 World's Fair. The Soviet Pavilion is the largest foreign exhibit at Expo. Over 100 Russians are living in Spokane for the duration of the fair. Expo opened…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#13)
Energy pavilion Expo '74 marketing. Energy pavilion #4.
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#15)
A star shell bursts behind the United States Pavilion during a fireworks display at the Expo '74 World's Fair. The pavilion, whose theme is "Man and Nature: One and Indivisible", prominently features the words of a Suquamish Indian chief who rebuked…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#25)
The Washington State pavilion of the Expo '74 World's Fair nears completion. The pavilion is one of three structures of the fair that will remain when it closes. It will serve as a convention center, will have a 2,700 seat opera house and art…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#18)
Ducks swimming in the forebay of the Spokane River illustrate the theme of the Expo '74 World's Fair, "Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh, New Enviornment". What was once the site of a decaying railroad yard and city center is now the location for the…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#19)
Ducks swimming in the forebay of the Spokane River illustrate the theme of the Expo '74 World's Fair, "Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh, New Enviornment". What was once the site of a decaying railroad yard and city center is now the location for the…
Spokane -- Expo '74 -- Pavilions and Exhibits (#27)
Photograph of a sign saying "On 27 July 1973 Nothing Happened here."