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The flag was adopted in 2021 and is the fourth to be used by the city government. </p><p>Spokane's first city flag, a navy blue field with a white stripe, was adopted in 1912 following a public contest with more than 500 entries. It was replaced in 1958 with a new lilac flag designed by a local businessman. A third flag was adopted in October 1975, shortly after Spokane hosted the <a href="/wiki/Expo_%2774" title="Expo '74">World's Fair</a> and was named an <a href="/wiki/All-America_City" class="mw-redirect" title="All-America City">All-America City</a>; its design included a simple black ring and two bands of chartreuse green and aqua blue running diagonally across a white field. The third flag was rarely used and was replaced in 2021 following a public contest and vote overseen by a city-appointed flag commission. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Spokane flag comprises a split field of white and green, the latter representing the land, separated by a series of blue lines that reference the <a href="/wiki/Spokane_River" title="Spokane River">Spokane River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Falls" title="Spokane Falls">Spokane Falls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VotersGuide_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VotersGuide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A stylized yellow sun sits in the canton to represent the city's name, originally sp̓q̓n̓iʔ in the <a href="/wiki/Salish-Spokane-Kalispel_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language">Salish language</a> (meaning "sun"), and the indigenous <a href="/wiki/Spokane_people" title="Spokane people">Spokane people</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-Landers_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-Landers-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flag was designed by graphic designer Derek Landers, initially for a 2019 contest hosted by the <i><a href="/wiki/Inlander_(newspaper)" title="Inlander (newspaper)">Inlander</a></i>, and omitted visible landmarks due to his personal preference for a simple and versatile design.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-Landers_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-Landers-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_flag:_1912–1958"><span id="First_flag:_1912.E2.80.931958"></span>First flag: 1912–1958</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First flag: 1912–1958"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg/220px-Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg/330px-Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg/440px-Official_Spokane_Flag_-_1920_postcard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1615" data-file-height="1004" /></a><figcaption>A 1920 postcard depicting the first city flag of Spokane</figcaption></figure> <p>Spokane's first city flag was created through a public contest held by the Spokane Ad Club in July 1912, following the creation of a flag commission by the city government.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The contest was opened to residents of Spokane and the <a href="/wiki/Inland_Northwest" title="Inland Northwest">Inland Empire</a> and offered a $25 prize for the winning design.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 500 entries were submitted during the month-long contest,<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle-Fine_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-Fine-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including drawings, sewn flags, and pennants.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ad Club president R. E. Bigelow had desired a rectangular design that would complement the national flag's shape and colors, but said that any design would be accepted for consideration by the judges.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The winning entry, designed by Spokane residents W. J. Kommers, J. Frank Robbins, and Mrs. Herman Peterson, was unveiled on August 1, 1912. It consisted of a navy blue field with a white stripe that splits into a triangle at the left side, where a sixteen-pointed sun with a blue "S" was placed.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first flag was produced by <a href="/wiki/John_Graham_%26_Company" title="John Graham & Company">John Graham & Company</a> and displayed at the 1912 Interstate Fair.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flag was used unofficially by the Ad Club to represent Spokane at national conventions and for viewings by other cities interested in designing their own flags, including <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was officially adopted by the city government in 1915, following a lobbying campaign by the Ad Club.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last remaining reproduction of the city flag is stored in the collections of the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Museum_of_Arts_and_Culture" title="Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture">Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_flag:_1958–1975"><span id="Second_flag:_1958.E2.80.931975"></span>Second flag: 1958–1975</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Second flag: 1958–1975"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A new city flag was proposed in 1958 by local businessman S. Luther Essick, who also served as president of the Spokane <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_commerce" title="Chamber of commerce">chamber of commerce</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lilac_Festival_(Spokane)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lilac Festival (Spokane) (page does not exist)">Lilac Festival</a> Association.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Essick was inspired during his work in <a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a> after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, where he saw citizens using <a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Vienna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flag of Vienna (page does not exist)">their city flag</a> as a source of civic pride.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVA_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His design was adopted by the city council on July 25, 1958, to celebrate the Lilac Festival, and installed at the city hall on September 9.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first flag was later donated to the <a href="/wiki/Expo_%2774" title="Expo '74">Expo '74</a> organizing committee in 1974 after being used as part of the <a href="/wiki/World%27s_Fair" class="mw-redirect" title="World's Fair">World's Fair</a> ceremonies.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second city flag consisted of a lilac purple field with four white lines extending from the corners towards the center, where several images were displayed. The center's design included the city skyline, the <a href="/wiki/Monroe_Street_Bridge_(Spokane_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Monroe Street Bridge (Spokane River)">Monroe Street Bridge</a> above <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Falls" title="Spokane Falls">Spokane Falls</a>, and a spray of lilac blossoms.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The outline of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Spokane" title="Mount Spokane">Mount Spokane</a> sits above the center skyline and below a yellow sun, referencing the city's namesake, the Spokane people. An evergreen tree in blue sits to the left side and a five-pointed star sits opposite to the right. The text "Spokane" is written below in stylized script between two sections of an arrow.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVA_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_flag:_1975–2021"><span id="Third_flag:_1975.E2.80.932021"></span>Third flag: 1975–2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Third flag: 1975–2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington_(1975%E2%80%932021).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg/220px-Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg/330px-Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg/440px-Flag_of_Spokane%2C_Washington_%281975%E2%80%932021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>The third flag of Spokane, used from 1975 to 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>At a city council briefing in June 1975, mayor <a href="/wiki/David_H._Rodgers" title="David H. Rodgers">David H. Rodgers</a> displayed the then-current lilac flag and requested a new design. He described the lilac flag as being a "good design for its day", but "not suitable for Spokane's new status as an All-America City".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city adopted a new flag on October 6, 1975,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was designed by art director Lloyd L. Carlson of a local advertising company that had previously worked on the Expo '74 logo.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVA_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2019_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2019-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first flag to be produced with the new design was completed in March 1976 by two members of the <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Evangelist_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Washington)">St. John's Episcopal Church</a> and presented two months later to a delegation from <a href="/wiki/Nishinomiya" title="Nishinomiya">Nishinomiya</a>, Spokane's sister city in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2012_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2012-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A second flag was made by members of the Spokane Falls Needlework Guild over a two-month period before an annual stitchery convention in March 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city flag was rarely displayed for several decades, with occasional use at city hall and at the <a href="/wiki/Avista" title="Avista">Avista</a> headquarters in the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2012_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2012-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A banner with the flag and a secondary design for the city's centennial was taken in 1981 to <a href="/wiki/Mount_Everest" title="Mount Everest">Mount Everest</a> by Chris Kopczynski, who was the first Spokanite to climb the mountain.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city flag was moved from storage to the city hall's conference room in 2012 by Spokane mayor <a href="/wiki/David_Condon" title="David Condon">David Condon</a> shortly after he took office.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2012_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2012-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1975 flag consisted of a white field with diagonal bands of chartreuse green and aqua blue that run from the hoist to bottom center. The two colors were derived from the Expo '74 logo and are unusual in flags, according to the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Vexillological_Association" title="North American Vexillological Association">North American Vexillological Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVA_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2004_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2004-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the center is a black ring with four children, rendered as stick figures,<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> captioned with "Children of the Sun", the meaning of "<i>Spokane</i>" in the indigenous <a href="/wiki/Salish-Spokane-Kalispel_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language">Salish language</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NAVA_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAVA-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The center ring is joined by a golden sun in the top right corner, and the text "City of Spokane" is to the bottom right in all capital letters.<sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2015_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2015-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Inlander-2019_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inlander-2019-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fourth_flag:_2021–present"><span id="Fourth_flag:_2021.E2.80.93present"></span>Fourth flag: 2021–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fourth flag: 2021–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a 2004 survey of city flags in the United States by members of the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Vexillological_Association" title="North American Vexillological Association">North American Vexillological Association</a>, the Spokane flag ranked 111th out of 150 overall, with an average score of 3.15 out of 10 points.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2004_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2004-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A resolution sponsored by city councilmember Kate Burke proposing the creation of a task force for designing a new flag was passed unanimously by the city council in June 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-2019_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-2019-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Spokane Flag Commission was formed in December 2019 and consists of ten local residents representing the city government, Spokane tribal government, arts commission, and vexillologists.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2020, the Spokane Flag Commission began a month-long contest to solicit flag designs from the public for review and a later public vote among selected finalists. The contest allowed for three submissions per person and required a simple design meeting basic criteria set by vexillologists on the flag commission.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 400 designs were submitted during the contest, which were ranked by the public in a December 2020 survey, and a field of 12 finalists were selected by the Flag Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-Finalists_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-Finalists-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The finalists were announced in March 2021 and a month-long online ranked-choice vote was opened the following month for <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Public_Library" title="Spokane Public Library">Spokane Public Library</a> cardholders and members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-Finalists_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-Finalists-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The winning design, announced by the Spokane Flag Commission on May 10, was submitted by local graphic designer Derek Landers and features white and green field separated by a representation of the <a href="/wiki/Spokane_River" title="Spokane River">Spokane River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Spokesman-Landers_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spokesman-Landers-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 2,110 votes were cast in the online vote, which took ten rounds until the winning design earned a 56 percent majority.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city council passed a resolution to adopt the new flag on June 14 (<a href="/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States)" title="Flag Day (United States)">Flag Day</a>) ahead of an official unveiling the following day.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Spokane,_Washington&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Washington">History</a> (<a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Spokane,_Washington" title="Timeline of Spokane, Washington">Timeline</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Spokane" class="mw-redirect" title="Economy of Spokane">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Spokane" class="mw-redirect" title="Education in Spokane">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Spokane,_Washington" title="Sports in Spokane, Washington">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neighborhoods_in_Spokane,_Washington" title="Neighborhoods in Spokane, Washington">Neighborhoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Spokane,_Washington" title="Architecture of Spokane, Washington">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Spokane" title="List of tallest buildings in Spokane">Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Spokane_County,_Washington" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Spokane County, Washington">National Register of Historic Places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Spokane,_Washington" title="Category:Mass media in Spokane, Washington">Mass media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Spokane" class="mw-redirect" title="List of people from Spokane">People</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Brown_(Washington_politician)" title="Lisa Brown (Washington politician)">Mayor Lisa Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Spokane,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Spokane, Washington">Former mayors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Landmarks and culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Park_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington)">Riverfront Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Falls" title="Spokane Falls">Spokane Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverfront_Park_Carousel" title="Riverfront Park Carousel">Looff Carousel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Numerica_Skate_Ribbon" title="Numerica Skate Ribbon">Numerica Skate Ribbon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manito_Park_and_Botanical_Gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Manito Park and Botanical Gardens">Manito Park and Botanical Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Finch_Arboretum" title="John A. Finch Arboretum">Finch Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Bridge_Park" title="High Bridge Park">High Bridge Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Park_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Liberty Park (Spokane, Washington)">Liberty Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arts and theater</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby_Theater" title="Bing Crosby Theater">Bing Crosby Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Theater_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="Fox Theater (Spokane, Washington)">Fox Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garland_Theater" title="Garland Theater">Garland Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Civic_Theatre" title="Spokane Civic Theatre">Spokane Civic Theatre</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Spokane,_Washington#Colleges_and_universities" title="Education in Spokane, Washington">Colleges and universities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="University_District" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/University_District_(Spokane,_Washington)" title="University District (Spokane, Washington)">University District</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_University" title="Gonzaga University">Gonzaga University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverpoint_Campus" class="mw-redirect" title="Riverpoint Campus">Riverpoint Campus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University_Spokane" title="Washington State University Spokane">Washington State University Spokane</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Community_Colleges_of_Spokane" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Community_Colleges_of_Spokane" title="Community Colleges of Spokane">Community Colleges of Spokane</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Community_College" title="Spokane Community College">Spokane Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Falls_Community_College" title="Spokane Falls Community College">Spokane Falls Community College</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Other" scope="row" 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