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#118: Olympia ’57 and the Arts Walk we always needed

#118: Olympia ’57 and the Arts Walk we always needed

Update: 2025-06-20
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In this episode of The Olympia Stanard, we reflect on how Arts Walk has quietly become the festival Lakefair was always meant to be, a celebration of place, people, and downtown Olympia. We explore the origins of Lakefair in 1957, its car-centric context, and how downtown’s evolution has made space for something more human-scaled. As Capitol Lake faces restoration, we ask what it means for Lakefair’s future and why Arts Walk might be the model for where Olympia is headed.

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#118: Olympia ’57 and the Arts Walk we always needed

#118: Olympia ’57 and the Arts Walk we always needed

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