IMAX demolition in Riverfront Park

The giant, mechanical jaw of a yellow demolition machine went right for the “I” in “IMAX” on Monday afternoon, marking the start of a slow death for the 40-year-old theater in Spokane’s Riverfront Park.

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Mon., Jan. 29, 2018

Demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Spokane, Wash. Tyler Tjomsland/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Spectators and reporters gather as demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park begins on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Aspiring heavy equipment operator Kyler Matott, 7, watches the demolition of the IMAX theater in Riverfront Park with his mother Karen on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

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Eastern Washington University student Lauren Schubring takes advantage of balmy weather Monday to do some studying outdoors, as demolition on the Imax theater in Riverfront Park is underway.

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The circular exterior of the IMAX Theatre slowly crumbles as a long-arm excavator picks away at the structure in Riverfront Park, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. The area will be become part of the adjacent meadow that can be used for general recreation and special events. The removal is part of the park redesign paid for by a $64M bond approved by Spokane voters in 2014.

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The upper walls and roof of the old IMAX Theatre are on the ground, shown Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 as demolition of the aged theater building continues in Riverfront Park. The area will be transformed back into a meadow used for general recreation and special events.

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