"Spokane, majestic queen of the vast Inland Empire, with a population of 185,000, is the second largest city in Washington. With its lovely park, rushing river, plunging waterfalls, graceful bridges, splendid recreational facilities, fascinating historical sites, ornate old-world cathedrals, modern buildings, flourishing trade and commerce, and surrounding rich farm and forest lands, it is a city of which both tourists and natives alike can be proud as the epitome of America the Beautiful."
Wow. That is some serious postcard prose there. 1970s.
