I'm growing my World's Fair postcard collection and wanted to share.
"The Space Needle Seattle, Washington
"Two symbols of modern times. The sleek Monorail, first of its kind in America, swiftly whisks visitors to the Seattle World's Fair grounds and back to beautiful downtown Seattle. Like a sentinel watching, stands the 600 foot Space Needle. Color photo by Max R. Jensen"
I would be thrilled if you shared links with me of blogs or uploaded photos or postcards of the Seattle World's Fair.
Here are a few I have come across
astro launch 1962 Seattle World's Fair
azzurrolou 1962 Century 21 Exposition Seattle World's Fair
OrangeSpaceNeedle
Seattle Municipal Archives Century 21 & Seattle Center
Smith Family Slide Scans - Reel 2 - Seattle World's Fair June, 1962
What Makes the Pie Shops Tick 1962 Seattle World's Fair
Videos
Mister Here (From Way Out There) - 1962 Seattle World's Fair
Pike Family - Seattle World's Fair 1962
Seattle World's Fair 1962 - "Century 21 Calling"
2 comments:
Thanks for posting these, Jana. I've heard a number of people in comments say that the orange ("Galaxy Gold") was alright for the groovy '60s but that they don't think it works now, but I'm here to tell you I love the newly re-retro-painted needle, and I hope they keep it that way. I notice in the close-up here that there's a trip of almost rose color on the outermost rim, which I can't see on the current paint job (though admittedly I haven't gotten as close a view as this). I like that a lot. I say bring it all back.
Thank you for your comments, Matt! I agree - I think only the top "roof" was re-retro painted and they left the rest washed out - probably to appease those who don't like this splash of color in our skyline. Or maybe someone decided it would clash too severely with the Experience Music Project.
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