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Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)
Riverfront Park, branded as ''Riverfront Spokane'', is a public urban park in downtown Spokane, Washington that is owned and operated by the Spokane Parks & Recreation Department. The park is situated along the Spokane River and encompasses the Upper Spokane Falls, which is the largest urban waterfall in the United States. The site of 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. The first American settlers came in 1871, establishing a claim and building a sawmill near the falls that would later be purchased by James N. Glover, who was aware of the water power potential of the falls and that the Northern Pacific Railroad Company had received a government charter to build a main line through the area. By the late 19th century, much of the area along the Spokane Falls had become industrialized with sawmills and flour mills, utilizing the fast-moving Spokane River and Spokane Falls for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Riverfront Park may refer to: * Newark Riverfront Park, a park in Newark, New Jersey * Riverfront Park (Salem, Oregon) * Riverfront Park (Harrisburg), a park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania * Allegheny Riverfront Park, a park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * North Shore Riverfront Park, a park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Riverfront Park, in North Charleston, South Carolina * Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington) See also * Riverfront Stadium * Riverside Amusement Park (other) * Riverside Park (other) Riverside Park may refer to: Inhabited places * Riverside Park, Alberta, Canada * Riverside Park, Ottawa, Canada * Riverside Park, California, United States Parks Canada * Riverside Park (Kamloops), British Columbia * Riverside Park (Guelph), Onta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railyard
A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail vehicles and locomotives. Yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock or unused locomotives stored off the main line, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic. Cars or wagons are moved around by specially designed yard switcher locomotives (US) or shunter locomotives (UK), a type of locomotive. Cars or wagons in a yard may be sorted by numerous categories, including railway company, loaded or unloaded, destination, car type, or whether they need repairs. Yards are normally built where there is a need to store rail vehicles while they are not being loaded or unloaded, or are waiting to be assembled into trains. Large yards may have a tower to control operations. Many yards are located at strategic points on a main line. Main-line yards are often composed of an up yard and a down yard, linked to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighborhoods In Spokane, Washington
Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington are officially grouped by the Spokane City Council into three main city council districts: 1, 2, and 3. Each city council district contains multiple, official neighborhoods that are recognized with a neighborhood council. Informally, neighborhoods are colloquially grouped by local geographical, geological, cultural, or historical features (such as South Hill, North Side, Five Mile, Hillyard, South Perry, etc.) The list of neighborhoods below is organized based on the official designations by the City of Spokane. Unofficial neighborhoods and districts are listed within the official neighborhood in which they are located. Neighborhoods in Spokane range from the late Victorian-era to the contemporary. With major peopling coming from the city's origins as a major rail center in the early 20th century, before the automobile, this has had an indelible impact on the urban form and character of Spokane and its neighborhoods. As the primary mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Spokane
Downtown Spokane or Riverside is the central business district of Spokane, Washington. The Riverside neighborhood is roughly bounded by I-90 to the south, Division Street to the east, Monroe Street to the west and Boone Avenue to the north. The topography of Downtown Spokane is mostly flat except for areas downstream of the Spokane Falls which are located in a canyon; the elevation is approximately above sea level. Located at a traditional Native American gathering place at the Spokane Falls, American settlement was established in 1871. Most of Spokane's notable buildings, historic landmarks, and high rises are in the Riverside neighborhood and the downtown commercial district, where many of the buildings were rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1889 in the Romanesque Revival style by architect Kirtland Kelsey Cutter. After experiencing periods of decline from Post-war suburbanization, the most recent following Expo '74, the neighborhood has become revitalized after the renova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spokane Riverfront Park From Davenport Grand Tower
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, west of the Washington–Idaho border, and east of Seattle, along Interstate 90 in Washington, Interstate 90. Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the Spokane metropolitan area, the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, and the Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of Father's Day (United States), Father's Day, and locally by the nickname of "Lilac City". Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of ''Hooptown USA'', due to Spokane's annual hosting of the Spokane Hoopfest, the world's largest basketball tournament. The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by Spokane International Airport, west of Downtown Spokane, which is located near a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Podium (sports Facility)
The Podium Powered by STCU is a indoor multi-use sports venue, sports facility located in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is located in the North Bank area adjacent to Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and One Spokane Stadium. The arena is north of Downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington), Riverfront Park. History Planning In an effort to expand Spokane's footprint in the sports tourism industry, proposals to build a sportsplex in the city began in the early 2000s. A development plan was later formed in 2014 with the goal of building an indoor multi-sport complex. A report issued by Gonzaga University around this time estimated that a sportsplex could bring an additional $33 million of tourism spending into the region annually. The Spokane Public Facilities District (SPFD), which was tentatively identified as the agency that would own and operate the sportsplex, then paid for a study to investigate the feasibility of such a venue in Spokane. A draft of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Street Electric Substation
The Post Street Electric Substation (also called the Washington Water Power Building, The Washington Water Power Substation) is an electric substation on the Spokane River next to the Spokane Falls in the city of Spokane, Washington. Built in 1910, the Post Street substation served the needs of the city's growing electric grid as well as the surrounding area. The substation consolidates and delivers power generated by the Upper Falls Power Plant and the Monroe Street Dam hydroelectric plants. The building is one of many contributions to Spokane's downtown area by renowned Pacific Northwest architect Kirtland K. Cutter. History The Post Street Electric Substation was designed by Kirtland K. Cutter for the Washington Water Power Company and constructed in 1910 to serve as a low-tension distributing and converting station and as Washington Water Power's primary substation in Spokane. The substation was constructed during the early period of the Washington Water Power Company' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Park Square
River Park Square is a shopping mall and entertainment complex in Spokane, Washington. The shopping center was originally opened in 1974. Following years of decline, the center was redeveloped in 1999 using public and private funds in an effort to revitalize downtown Spokane. The mall, still privately owned by Cowles Company, is anchored by Nordstrom and contains an outpost of AMC Theatres. History The original River Park Square was opened on May 1, 1974, during a dedicated ceremony that featured Governor Daniel J. Evans and Nordstrom officials. Its opening was scheduled for the same week as the opening of Expo '74, a world's fair hosted by Spokane. In 1978, an expansion added a 55,000 square-foot enclosed second level and two skywalks connecting the mall to the JCPenney and Nordstrom stores. When completed, the shopping center contained 800,000 square-feet of retail space with The Crescent, JCPenney, and Nordstrom as anchor stores. In February 1984, a new skywalk was constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverfront Park Carousel
The Riverfront Park Carrousel, also known as the Looff Carrousel and the Natatorium Carousel, is a carousel in Spokane, Washington built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff as a gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park in Spokane. It remained at Natatorium Park until 1968 when the park closed. The carousel was then relocated to its present location at Riverfront Park in 1975 where it continues to operate. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1977. The Looff still contains its original 1900 Ruth & Sohn band organ, which plays 87 key B.A.B. rolls, although due to deteriorating player rolls, a digitized recording is played during the carousel's operation. The organ was manufactured in Waldkirch, Germany and imported by Looff around 1900. The carousel contains 54 horses, one giraffe, one tiger, one goat and two chariots, all hand carved by Looff himself. It also has a ring dispenser, which allows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Interstate Center For The Arts
The First Interstate Center for the Arts is a 2,609-seat theater and entertainment venue in Spokane, Washington. It is located in Downtown Spokane along the south bank of the Spokane River adjacent to the Spokane Convention Center. The facility is owned and operated by the Spokane Public Facilities District. History After two years of construction from 1972-1974 for the Expo '74 in Spokane, the venue officially opened as the Washington State Pavilion Opera House on May 1, 1974. A gala took place to celebrate the grand opening of the opera house which included performances by Roberta Peters of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet's Edward Villella, and Lucette Aldous. Transfer of ownership to Spokane After the world's fair ended, operations and management of the facility along with the Spokane Convention Center were transferred to the City of Spokane, with the plan that the city would eventually take ownership of the building from the State of Washington. The legislati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spokane Convention Center
Spokane Convention Center is the primary convention center in Spokane, Washington, Spokane, Washington (state), Washington, in the Pacific Northwest, northwest United States, and consists of two interconnected buildings along the south bank of the Spokane River in Downtown Spokane, downtown Spokane. The facility, owned and operated by the Spokane Public Facilities District, is part of a larger campus, historically referred to as Spokane Center, that also contains the adjacent First Interstate Center for the Arts which is connected to the The_Davenport_Hotel_Collection#The_Davenport_Grand, Davenport Grand hotel across the street via a skywalk. History Original use as Washington State Pavilion during Expo `74 Designed by the Spokane-based architecture firm, Walker, McGough, Foltz & Lyerla, the original part of the convention center was constructed from 1972 to 1974 as a part of a single auditorium-convention center building that would serve as the Washington State Pavilion for Spokan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World's Fair
A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, typically between three and six months. The term "world's fair" is commonly used in the United States, while the French term, ("universal exhibition") is used in most of Europe and Asia; other terms include World Expo or Specialised Expo, with the word expo used for various types of exhibitions since at least 1958. Since the adoption of the 1928 Convention Relating to International Exhibitions, the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has served as an international sanctioning body for international exhibitions; four types of international exhibition are organised under its auspices: World Expos, Specialised Expos, Horticultural Expos (regulated by the AIPH, International Association of Horticultural Producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
