About Spokane's Fairchild Afb

Just the title of this post reminds me of an old story of a friend of mine who was on a flight into Spokane where the pilot announced on the P.A. system that he had begun his decent into Gieger Field saying that his passengers should set their clocks back 20 years! lol. Well, if you set your watches by the clock tower in downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park, you may in fact be way off come this Friday as work begins on the 109 year old giant sized grandfather clock and famous Spokane landmark. This Friday (May 13, at 10am) the clock will stop as work is conducted on the internal mechanisms. It should be back to regular time at some point during the following week.

The clock tower was constructed between 1901 and 1902 and was part of the Great Northern Railroad Depot that was demolished in the early 70's to make preparations for the World's Fair Expo held in Spokane in 1974. This gigantic clock is actually wound by hand once a week.

the grassy area surrounding the Clock Tower is perfect for frisby tossing, laying out on a blanket getting some sun, or a favorite place to sit and watch live performances held throughout summer.

Riverfront park is the crown jewel in Spokane's park system, featuring more than 80 parks and over 4,100 acres of protected green space! The initial parks plan was designed by the Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects of New York City, designers of New York's Famed Central Park. The Spokane parks board early on recognized the importance of a modern park system and so today Spokane is an American city truly known for it's amazing park system.