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Spokane Convention Center is the primary convention center in Spokane, Washington, consisting of two interconnected buildings along the south bank of the Spokane River in Downtown Spokane. The facility, which is 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 INB Performing Arts Center.

Designed by the Spokane-based architecture firm, Walker, McGough, Foltz & Lyerla,the original part of the convention center was constructed from 1972-1974 as a part of a single auditorium-convention center building that would serve as the Washington State Pavilion for Spokane's Expo '74. The 117,000 square feet (10,900 m2) pavilion consisted of two components: a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) exhibit hall on the east side of the building and a 2,700-seat opera house on the west side. These programmatic elements were strategically located in this fashion to allow for ...