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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Expo ’74

Expo ’74, officially designated the “International Exposition on the Environment, Spokane 1974”, started on May 4 and ended on Nov. 3. The first environmentally themed World’s Fair left a popular urban park where a 100-acre railway once dominated.

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50 years ago in Expo history: S-R offers scrapbook of fair

Editor’s Note: We’re reaching the end of our Expo ’74 history chronicle, so we have a question for our history column readers: Should we continue to run two items each day – one from 50 years ago and one from 100 years ago? Or should we revert back to chronicling events just from 100 years ago? Send your response in an email titled “History” to news@spokesman.com.

News >  Spokane

50 years ago in Expo history: Quilts inspired by fair went on display

Editor’s Note: We’re reaching the end of our Expo ’74 history chronicle, so we have a question for our history column readers: Should we continue to run two items each day – one from 50 years ago and one from 100 years ago? Or should we revert back to chronicling events just from 100 years ago? Send your response in an email titled “History” to news@spokesman.com.

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