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Riverfront Park – Riverfront Spokane
The iconic Riverfront Park is a public urban park situated in the heart of downtown Spokane, WA along the Spokane River and encompasses two dams and Upper Spokane Falls. It is open daily, year-round, from 6:00am to Midnight.
Riverfront Park was not always the urban oasis it is today. The 100-acre park was an old rail yard but 50 years ago the area was cleaned up and turned into the site of the 1974 World’s Fair and then into Riverfront Park.
Over three million people visit the park annually. Information on local attractions, history, maps, and tours are available from the Spokane Visitor Information Center at 620 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
History
The park and the surrounding falls were a Native American gathering place, which had a number of fishing camps near the base of the falls. In 1871 the first American settlers arrived, establishing a claim and building a sawmill near the falls. By the end of the 19th century, glumes and water, utilizing the fast-moving Spokane River, mechanized the sawmills and flour mills located along the river.
A timber dam was built at the Lower Falls in 1890 (replaced in 1974) and another dam was built on the Upper Falls in 1922. These still-operating hydroelectric facilities on the falls from the park’s industrial past are among the tourist sites in Riverfront Park.
Downtown Spokane, including what is now Riverfront Park was a hub for passenger and freight rail transport and remained that way for several decades. In 1972, the railyards were removed and the area around Spokane Falls was reclaimed to host the upcoming environmentally-themed Expo ’74 World’s fair. Plans called for the preservation of the site as a legacy of Expo ’74 and for converting it into an urban park.
Riverfront Park was officially opened in 1978. Several of the park’s most recognizable buildings, such as the U.S. Pavilion, the Spokane Convention Center, and the First Interstate Center for the Arts, remain from Expo ’74.
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The iconic Riverfront Park is a public urban park situated in the heart of downtown Spokane, WA along the Spokane River and encompasses two dams and Upper Spokane Falls. It is open daily, year-round, from 6:00am to Midnight.
Riverfront Park was not always the urban oasis it is today. The 100-acre park was an old rail yard but 50 years ago the area was cleaned up and turned into the site of the 1974 World’s Fair and then into Riverfront Park.
Over three million people visit the park annually. Information on local attractions, history, maps, and tours are available from the Spokane Visitor Information Center at 620 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
History
The park and the surrounding falls were a Native American gathering place, which had a number of fishing camps near the base of the falls. In 1871 the first American settlers arrived, establishing a claim and building a sawmill near the falls. By the end of the 19th century, glumes and water, utilizing the fast-moving Spokane River, mechanized the sawmills and flour mills located along the river.
A timber dam was built at the Lower Falls in 1890 (replaced in 1974) and another dam was built on the Upper Falls in 1922. These still-operating hydroelectric facilities on the falls from the park’s industrial past are among the tourist sites in Riverfront Park.
Downtown Spokane, including what is now Riverfront Park was a hub for passenger and freight rail transport and remained that way for several decades. In 1972, the railyards were removed and the area around Spokane Falls was reclaimed to host the upcoming environmentally-themed Expo ’74 World’s fair. Plans called for the preservation of the site as a legacy of Expo ’74 and for converting it into an urban park.
Riverfront Park was officially opened in 1978. Several of the park’s most recognizable buildings, such as the U.S. Pavilion, the Spokane Convention Center, and the First Interstate Center for the Arts, remain from Expo ’74.
#Shorts #MidColumbiaInsurance #Spokane #SpokaneWA #Washington #RiverfrontPark #RiverfrontSpokane
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