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Spokane, WA: Demolition Begins on Riverfront Park IMAX

Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 and updated on Thursday, May 6, 2021 3:59 PM


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Demolition has begun on the Riverfront Park IMAX in Spokane, Washington.

The Spokeman-Review published an article recently with a photo of an excavator taking the first chunks out of the former theater's exterior.

We last received showtimes for the theater in April 2015.

Background information was found on the City of Spokane's website:

Demolition

The first phase of IMAX demolition will involve a high reach excavator and remove the top 25-30’. It is anticipated to take most of the week. Later, smaller excavators will be used to remove the remainder of the building.

Demolition will also remove other items not part of the original Expo ’74 Pavilion, including the Ice Palace roof and science building. The cable net structure from Expo ’74 will remain.

 

IMAX history

The IMAX opened in 1978, four years after Expo ’74, at a cost of about $1 million. A 30-year contract with IMAX giving the City exclusive rights to IMAX films in the region expired in 2008. The right to first-run IMAX movies also ended and shifted to another theater.

By 2012, the IMAX was no longer financially viable with a loss of about $165,000. It was removed from the future of the Pavilion site in the 2014 Master Plan through a robust public process with community input.

Moviegoers in the area will need to visit one of the other nearby theaters, including the AMC River Park Square 20 and The Magic Lantern Theatre in Spokane.

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