Spokane World's Fair aerial photo

[Sundodger]

Here is an aerial photo of the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane. The fair site was a grungy railyard prior to the fair & is now Riverfront Park:

Expo map:

[monsoon]

Nice find. Thanks for posting it. Do you have any idea what is there today?

[Sundodger]

^ Riverfront Park. It is a great place. Downtown & River Park Square a downtown mall with a Nordstrom & Macy's are directly across the street & the arena district is just to the north. The park is the epicenter of Spokane you could say, especially since the falls are there too.

http://www.spokaneriverfrontpark.com

[monsoon]

That is nice. It's kind of a shame there really are not any world expos anymore.

[Sundodger]

They are still around but not as hyped or attended as they were in their hayday. I attended Expo '86 in Vancouver & it seemed pretty big to me but I wasn't around to witness the great expositions of the past. Expo '05 was in Aichi, Japan and I guess Toronto is pushing for Expo 2015.

The legacy of the World's Fairs is huge to the NW. Spokane has Riverfront Park, Seattle has Seattle Center, Space Needle, & monorail, & Vancouver cleaned up the False Creek area which has spurred the giant condo boom & downtown renaissance there.

[Sundodger]

Here are some aerials of Expo '86 in Vancouver:

Before in 1982:

Expo '86:

Here is what that area looks like now:

[Sundodger]

Might as well make it three for three. Here is the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle:

And its legacy, Seattle Center:

(#1 - Key Arena, #10 Opera House, #16 Memorial Stadium, #18 Experience Music Project, #20 monorail station, #22 Seattle Center House (shops, restaurants, etc), #35 Space Needle, #28 Pacific Science Center)

[ZachariahDaMan]

Great pictures Sundodger, I love seeing old pics.