A possible rendering of Riverfront Park's iconic U.S. Pavilion, part of the legacy of Expo 74, with a new high-tech domed structure underneath the cables. (PHOTO: Olson Kundig Architects/Spokane Journal of Business) New renderings were unveiled Friday illustrating a possible future for Riverfront Park. Under this scenario, the U.S. Pavilion, the most iconic piece of the legacy of Spokane's World's Fair in 1974, would be extensively remodeled with a new night-lit superstructure underneath the cables. This is in stark contrast to the last plan we heard, which would have recovered the entire pavilion with a new type of durable teflon-coated fiberglass. Also released were images of a potential new building for the Looff Carousel (which nicely matches the style Fountain Cafe, built in 2013, while more than doubling the square footage) and for a world-class climbing gym that has been proposed by a private developer for the North Bank. It's anticipated that a bond measure will be brought to voters in November to pay for these improvements. We won't lie: the Riverfront Park plans, combined with Walt Worthy's Convention Center Hotel and the remodeling of the Bennett Block and the former Huppin's Building, promise to do more for Spokane than anyone realizes. The next few years are set to bring a lot of positive change to downtown, and we're so excited to be sharing it with you. View more photos after the break. ---
An Update on Riverfront Park's U.S. Pavilion
An Update on Riverfront Park's U.S. Pavilion
An Update on Riverfront Park's U.S. Pavilion
A possible rendering of Riverfront Park's iconic U.S. Pavilion, part of the legacy of Expo 74, with a new high-tech domed structure underneath the cables. (PHOTO: Olson Kundig Architects/Spokane Journal of Business) New renderings were unveiled Friday illustrating a possible future for Riverfront Park. Under this scenario, the U.S. Pavilion, the most iconic piece of the legacy of Spokane's World's Fair in 1974, would be extensively remodeled with a new night-lit superstructure underneath the cables. This is in stark contrast to the last plan we heard, which would have recovered the entire pavilion with a new type of durable teflon-coated fiberglass. Also released were images of a potential new building for the Looff Carousel (which nicely matches the style Fountain Cafe, built in 2013, while more than doubling the square footage) and for a world-class climbing gym that has been proposed by a private developer for the North Bank. It's anticipated that a bond measure will be brought to voters in November to pay for these improvements. We won't lie: the Riverfront Park plans, combined with Walt Worthy's Convention Center Hotel and the remodeling of the Bennett Block and the former Huppin's Building, promise to do more for Spokane than anyone realizes. The next few years are set to bring a lot of positive change to downtown, and we're so excited to be sharing it with you. View more photos after the break. ---