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 | | Downtown development was also a major goal of the festival, and since it's inception in 1981, there has been major revitalization of the downtown area, as evidenced by the Tennessee Aquarium, IMAX Theatre, Creative Discovery Museum, Jack's Alley, Riverboat Tours, the new Chattanooga Lookouts Stadium and countless fine restaurants, shops and tourist attractions. |
 | | Festival attendance speaks of Riverbend's success, with capacity crowds in excess of 650,000. |
 | | Thousands of Chattanoogan's came and began to see their river and downtown with new eyes, with visions of what Chattanooga could-and would-become. |
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