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1971 Spokane Washington Vintage Fun Map Poster – Colorful Capital of the Inland Empire
Original 1971 Spokane Washington vintage fun map poster titled “Spokane – The Colorful Capital of the Inland Empire.” This vibrant and highly detailed illustrated city map poster celebrates Spokane’s landmarks, neighborhoods, and regional character with playful artwork and bright mid‑century color.
This charming vintage pictorial map highlights an array of Spokane buildings, streets, and notable locations arranged around the Spokane River, the natural feature that shaped the city’s history and development. Known for its dramatic waterfalls—the most found within any U.S. city—Spokane has long been a cultural and commercial center of the Inland Northwest.
Created just three years before Expo ’74, the environmentally themed World’s Fair held in Spokane, this poster captures the city during an important moment of growth and civic pride. The whimsical, cartoon‑style illustration style makes it a wonderful example of 1970s travel graphics and collectible pictorial map art.
Historically, the Spokane region has served as a gathering place for thousands of years due to its rich fishing grounds and fertile landscape along the Spokane River. With the arrival of the railroads, the city grew into a major transportation and commercial hub between the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range, reinforcing its nickname as the “Capital of the Inland Empire.”
This authentic original vintage poster has been professionally archival linen backed for preservation and is presented in A‑ condition, with a professionally repaired three‑inch tear in the lower border and no paper loss. The colors remain bright and vibrant, and the poster is ready for framing and display.
Perfect for collectors of original vintage posters, pictorial map posters, Washington state memorabilia, Northwest travel posters, and 1970s graphic design, this rare Spokane poster makes a lively and historic addition to any collection.
Every poster offered by The Vintage Poster includes a Certificate of Authenticity, confirming that it is a genuine original vintage poster, never a reproduction. As an IVPDA‑certified vintage poster dealer, The Vintage Poster works with collectors worldwide, offering rare and collectible vintage travel posters, pictorial maps, and antique posters.
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