Fifty years ago, Spokane became the smallest city to host a World’s Fair when Expo ’74 opened on May 4, 1974, just over a decade after the fair came to Seattle. The Expo drew more than five ...

But over the next 11 years, King Cole would make his own name in Spokane by herding the resources for a world’s fair that changed the city forever. Bill Youngs, a professor of history at Eastern ...

"We were fortunate to have people who were visionary enough to say, 'Let's clean this up and have a World's Fair here,' " says Jeanna Hofmeister, chief marketing officer with Visit Spokane.

The man in charge of the U.S. role in Expo ’74 said Spokane’s fair would outshine Seattle’s Century 21 world’s fair in 1962. “I don’t mean to knock Seattle’s fair,” Edward J.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The city of Spokane on Wednesday announced a two-month-long celebration for the 50th anniversary of Expo '74, a world fair held in Spokane in 1974. Expo '74 attracted more than ...

The World's Fair, or EXPO '74, was intentionally located downtown along the heavily industrialized Spokane River. The result not only cleaned up an environmental disaster, but spectacularly ...

The 1974 World's Fair brought major change to downtown Spokane, transforming the banks of the Spokane River from industry to recreation. However, that change didn't happen overnight. It was three ...

♦ Spokane was the smallest city on Earth ever to host a world's fair. ♦ It hosted the first American fair ever to be held with the approval of the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - King Cole, who played a major role in bringing the 1974 world's fair to Spokane, has died at the age of 88. Cole had been in failing health and died Sunday. Cole was hired in ...

How Spokane became Washington's coolest city, with a burgeoning wine scene, vintage shopping, and a gorgeous riverfront park. In 1974 the World’s Fair had its smallest-ever host: Spokane ...

Watch Spokane survive a world war and a World's Fair in this trip down memory lane. Delve into the social history of the Spokane community as told by the people who lived it. Join us for a lilac ...

SPOKANE — The symbol of the 1974 World’s Fair in Spokane is getting a major renovation. The U.S. Pavilion is a concrete-and-wire structure that towers over Riverfront Park like a giant circus ...