| 词条 | Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington) |
| 释义 |
| name = Riverfront Park | photo = Spokane Riverfront Park 20061014.jpg | photo_width = 230 | photo_caption = Riverfront Park in 2005 | map = | map_width = | map_caption= | type = Urban park | location = Downtown Spokane, Washington, U.S. | coords={{Coord|47.662|N|117.42|W|type:landmark|display=it}} | area = {{convert|100|acre|km2}} | created = 1974, {{Years or months ago|1974}} | operator = Spokane Parks and Recreation Department | visitation_num = | status = Open year round (daily, 5 am to midnight) | parking = | publictransit = Spokane Transit Authority | website = [https://my.spokanecity.org/riverfrontpark/ my.spokanecity.org/ riverfrontpark] }} Riverfront Park is a public park in the northwest United States, in downtown Spokane, Washington. The {{convert|100|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} park is located along the Spokane River containing the upper Spokane Falls and just upstream from the lower falls. It was created {{years or months ago|1974}} for Expo '74, a World's Fair event. The defining feature of the park is the Pavilion, which is marked by a {{convert|145|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} metal frame and wire shell that formed the US Pavilion tent during Expo '74, and the {{convert|155|ft|adj=on}} clock tower,[1] now a Spokane icon. Originally part of the Great Northern Railway Depot, completed in 1902 and demolished in 1973, its “giant grandfather clock” is wound by hand once a week. Other park amenities include the Riverfront Park Carousel, IMAX theatre (1978),[2] skyride over the falls, and a small amusement park for kids. During winter months, a skating rink is home to the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Spokane Chiefs of the WHL. The elevation is approximately {{convert|1900|ft}} above sea level; the Spokane River Centennial Trail passes through the park. Festivals and EventsRiverfront Park plays host to numerous events including the following:
Sources1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uh5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4047%2C851052|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Kampa |first=Jerry |agency=(photo) |title=New framing for familiar landmark |date=September 2, 1974 |page=1}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zyFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5331%2C3630039 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=(photo) |last=Shelton |first=Jim |title=IMAX theater taking shape |date=March 10, 1978 |page=6}}
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