North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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In the Whirl of the 70 ' s Gone is Nat Park, but the memory lingers on with the newly-restored carousel . Al- though there seems to be no central gathering spot today, the completion of the Riverfront Park is expected to provide fun and entertainment for all . Foosball, pins, and frisbees offer relief from the hassles encountered at school . Disaster movies like Earthquake and The Towering Inferno headline theater marquees . Mixers, Time Square, and enjoying the view from Cliff Park are also part of the ' 70s.

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tl JIM lotas couri shingion State Historical Society Yesterday. . . a time of formality and elegance. The moods and feelings of the people were mirrored in the architecture. The Davenport, still one of the most beauti- ful buildings in Spokane, is a superb example of the un- hurried attitudes of the early 1900s. Ornate stone sculp- ture, arched patterns of brick work, gleaming marble floors, and richly carved wood blended to create an air of refinement. Today. . . a time of informality and simplicity. Soaring glass and steel skyscrapers capture the pulse of the time. Sprawling shopping centers, plastic hamburger palaces, and acres of concrete parking lots accommodate our de- pendence upon the automobile. Patterns of life may change, but the basic threads of so- ciety never do. We are always progressing yet we revolve around the same universal ideas. Before the football games in the early 1900s, kids used to serpentine dance through the downtown streets, blocking traffic and annoy- ing local businessmen. Today, the serpentine is still a part of the downtown scene. Souped-up machines, wildly- painted vans, and chrome-covered choppers cruise the streets, blocking traffic and annoying local businessmen. 14