page_title: Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)
section_title: U.S. Pavilion
hierarchical_section_title: Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington) / Features and attractions / Structures and built attractions / U.S. Pavilion
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of Landmark from 1974 World's Fair - Spokane WA - USA
context_page_description: 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 100-acre park is situated along the Spokane River and encompasses the Upper Spokane Falls, which are the second largest urban waterfall in the United States, and, when combined with the Lower Spokane Falls that sit just outside of the park's boundary, create the largest urban waterfall in the country.
  Located on the site of a former railyard, visions for creating a park to encompass the Spokane Falls date back as early as 1908, however it would be another 64 years before those visions would be realized. In 1972, the active railyards were removed, and area around the Spokane Falls reclaimed, when construction commenced on an urban renewal project that built a fairground to host the upcoming environmentally-themed Expo '74 World's fair. Plans called for the site, which hosted the fair from May 4 to November 3, 1974, to be kept as a legacy piece of Expo '74 and converted into an urban park after the fair's conclusion.
context_section_description: The U.S. Pavilion, officially named the U.S. Federal Pavilion, and also referred to as the Pavilion at Riverfront, or simply the Pavilion, is a steel and cable structure located in the center of Riverfront Park on Havermale Island. The Pavilion, which is one of the legacy pieces of Expo '74 and served as the pavilion for the United States during the event, is used today as an event center, with indoor and outdoor event spaces, an amphitheater, raised catwalks, and viewing platforms.  When not in use, the Pavilion function as open public space, providing views to the Spokane River.
caption: The cable structure of the U.S. Pavilion in 2009.
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