Expo '74

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View from inside The Pavillion built for Expo 74 which was originally covered in canvas. It currently houses a public skating rink.

Expo '74 was an environmentally themed World's Fair hosted in 1974 by Spokane, Washington, at the time the smallest city ever to host a World's Fair until Knoxville, Tennessee held one in 1982. The theme for Expo '74 was "Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh New Environment." There were 5.2 million visitors.

Several structures built for the Fair are still standing. The United States Pavilion now houses an IMAX theater, as well as a winter ice rink that is put to other varied uses in the warm months; the Washington State Pavilion became the convention center. The Expo site itself became the 100 acre (400,000 m²) Riverfront Park, containing the U.S. Pavilion and a clock tower (part of a Great Northern rail depot that was demolished for Expo '74), which are prominently featured in the park's logo. The "Sky Ride" chairlift from Expo '74 still stands as well, but not in its original place. It has since been moved to Adventureland theme park in Altoona, Iowa. The Carousel remains a popular attraction. It originated in Natatorium Park, which closed in 1967, and was restored for the World's Fair.^[1]