The U.S. Pavilion still stands in Spokane today as a reminder of the legacy of Expo ’74

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The renovated U.S. Pavilion now features a concert venue, an elevated catwalk, open spaces and innovative light blades that make it a central lantern viewable from all over downtown Spokane.

During the world’s fair, the U.S. PAVILION delivered a plea for the environment. With the Spokane River flowing on either side, the displays challenged civic complacency by showing how much people consumed — and the resulting mountains of waste. This kind of messaging is commonplace today, but this was the early stages of the environmental

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