Tour of the interior of The Podium

Spokane Sports Commission gives a tour of the Podium, the new sports facility just north of Riverfront Park, including a look at what makes this building so special (construction of the hydraulically banked track).

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Tue., Feb. 16, 2021

The Podium's indoor track an pits are seen taking shape during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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The Podium’s indoor track is seen taking shape during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash. The track will feature a banked surface that is controlled by hydraulics.

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The exterior of The Podium is frames the Spokane Pavillon during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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Renderings of The Podium are present during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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A rendering of

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Stephanie Curran with the Spokane Public Facilities District speaks during a media tour of The Podium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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Eric Sawyer President of the Spokane Sports Commission speaks during a media tour of The Podium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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A look at what the indoor track will look like.

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The Spokane Arena is visible from a window in The Podium during media tour of the facility Tuesday.

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The Podium's South Concourse is seen in a rendering during a media tour of the facility in February 2021.

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A few workers wore renderings of The Podium on their helmets from back when the plan was to name it the "Spokane Sportsplex" during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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Workers study plans as they work to install the massive ventilation system that will be used in the completed Podium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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A worker passes by one of The Podium's eastern facing windows during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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Workers install the massive ventilations system that will be used in the completed Podium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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A worker stands near two of The Podium's eastern facing windows during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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The Podium’s indoor track is seen taking shape during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday.

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A worker is silhouetted during a media tour of The Podium on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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The exterior of The Podium is seen during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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The Podium's South Concourse windows reflect the Spokane Pavillon during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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A worker heads to the job-site through The Podium's front entrance during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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The Podium's South Concourse is seen taking shape during a media tour of the facility on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Spokane, Wash.

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