A Note from the Creator

My name is Katie McCutcheon, and I come from a long line of Spokane-based artists and storytellers. My late grandfather, Shaw McCutcheon Sr., was the editorial cartoonist at the Spokesman Review for 36 years, and my late grandmother, Nancy McCutcheon, was an avid painter. The idea for this project emerged from a desire to honor their legacy and shared love for the arts and education. It is in this spirit that I dedicate this work to them.

The story of Spokane's Expo '74 is woven from countless threads, and Echoes of Expo captures only a small piece of this rich history. 

INTERVIEWEES 

For listeners interested in exploring Expo ‘74 further, you can find additional resources related to the work and expertise of our interviewees, without whom this project wouldn’t have been possible. 

Steven Bingo

is an archivist at Eastern Washington University. You can find some of his archival work in an exhibit called, “Expo Revival: Searching For Trent Alley” at Central Library from May 4-June 2, co-organized by EWU, the Asians Collective Liberation Spokane, the Spokane Public Library, and Expo 50 Spokane. 

Marty Cole

is the son of Expo ‘74 President King Cole.

Jim Cowles

now in his 90’s, has been an influential community and business leader in Spokane throughout his life and was directly involved in the planning and execution of the 1974 World’s Fair.

Doug Crabtree

is a former professor and graphic designer who worked for Expo ‘74 as a silkscreen printer.

BOBBY ENSLOW

is a Spokane-born and raised entrepreneur, having founded Spokane’s popular Indaba Coffee.

David Ellis Evans

was the Chief Site Designer for Expo ‘74 and Spokane’s Riverfront Park.

Anna Harbine

is the archivist at The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. The MAC has an exhibit on Expo ‘74, open until January 2025. 

Margo Hill

is a Spokane Tribal Attorney, a Spokane Tribal Court Judge, a professor of Urban Planning, and Director of American Indian Studies at Eastern Washington University. 

Ken Kato

is a retired Superior Court Judge and a Court of Appeals Judge, and currently works as a lawyer. He was also one of the last people to grow up in downtown Spokane’s Trent Alley before urban renewal.

Rose Krause

is a Librarian at Eastern Washington University. In 2006, Rose wrote her Masters Thesis titled, “Beyond the Evacuation Zone: Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement in Spokane, Washington”

charles pappas

is a senior writer at EXHIBITOR Magazine, a World Expo Historian, and author of “Flying Dogs, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords: How World’s Fairs and Trade Expos Changed the World.”

Amanda Parrish

is the current Executive Director of the Spokane’s Land’s Council. Check out a calendar of their Expo-related environmental events here.

Mike Petersen

is the former Executive Director of the Spokane’s Land’s Council. Currently, he is working with the City of Spokane and Washington Department of Transportation to increase our urban canopy, particularly in low income neighborhoods. Learn more at SpokanePonderosa.com. 

Matt Santangelo

is an active Spokane citizen, leading major community events such as Expo 50 and HoopFest, as well as a former Gonzaga basketball player.

Jule schultz

is a marine biologist and a Waterkeeper with the Spokane Riverkeeper’s. He is also a board member and sits on the conservation committee of Spokane Falls Trout Unlimited.

Katelyn Scott

is a lawyer and a Water Protector with the Spokane Riverkeeper’s.

Warren Seyler

is a Spokane Tribal citizen and historian. You can find his videos on the history of the Spokane Tribe here. 

Bill Voiland

is an illustrator and graphic designer who worked for the advertising agency that handled Expo ‘74. His own company was called Wild Bill Graphics.

Dr. Liz Wood

is a Scholarly Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at Washington State University. She is also an amateur historian interested in Expo ‘74 history. You can find her extensive historical work at Visit Expo ‘74. 

Bill Young

is an author, historian, and professor at Eastern Washington University. Bill wrote the most thorough account of not only Expo ‘74, but of any world’s fair history in his book titled, “The Fair and The Falls.” 

Special thanks

In addition to the interviewees who generously lent their insights, recollections, and expertise to Echoes of Expo, I want to extend my gratitude to the City of Spokane for hosting this project in Riverfront Park. I would also like to kindly thank Anne Cowles, Betsy Cowles, Pollyanne Birge, Caren Furbeyre, Erle Furbeyre, Shaw and Laura McCutcheon, and my loving husband Varun Kandadi, whose help were instrumental in bringing this project to life.