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Construction of the Monorail for the Century 21 Exposition, 1961
The science-themed Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) opened on April 21, 1962. Visitors to the Fair could ride the Monorail, take the elevator to the top of the Space Needle, and see the exhibits in five themed areas: The World of Science, The World of Tomorrow, The World of Commerce & Industry, The World of Art, and The World…
ID Number:1986.5.2622.3
Date:1961
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Construction of the International Fountain for the Seattle World's Fair, 1961
The science-themed Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) opened on April 21, 1962. Visitors to the Fair could ride the Monorail, take the elevator to the top of the Space Needle, and see the exhibits in five themed areas: The World of Science, The World of Tomorrow, The World of Commerce & Industry, The World of Art, and The World…
ID Number:1986.5.2622.4
Date:1961
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Aerial view, looking northwest, of the construction of the Space Needle, Seattle, 1961
Designed by architect John Graham, the Space Needle is easily the most recognizable structure built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The Space Needle was built in less than one year for 4.5 million dollars by the Howard S. Wright Construction Company. The top of the Needle is 605 feet high, with the main observation deck at…
ID Number:1986.5.2794.1
Date:1961
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Aerial view of construction of the Space Needle, Seattle, 1961
Designed by architect John Graham, the Space Needle is easily the most recognizable structure built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The Space Needle was built in less than one year for 4.5 million dollars by the Howard S. Wright Construction Company. The top of the Needle is 605 feet high, with the main observation deck at…
ID Number:1986.5.2795.2
Date:1961
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Core and legs of the Space Needle under construction, Seattle, 1961
Designed by architect John Graham, the Space Needle is easily the most recognizable structure built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). The Space Needle was built in less than one year for 4.5 million dollars by the Howard S. Wright Construction Company. The top of the Needle is 605 feet high, with the main observation deck at…
ID Number:1986.5.2796.1
Date:1961
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Construction of the Seattle World's Fair, looking northwest, 1961
The science-themed Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) opened on April 21, 1962. Visitors to the Fair could ride the Monorail, take the elevator to the top of the Space Needle, and see the exhibits in five themed areas: The World of Science, The World of Tomorrow, The World of Commerce & Industry, The World of Art, and The World…
ID Number:1986.5.2825.5
Date:1961
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Aerial view, looking northeast, of the construction of Interstate 5, Lakeview Boulevard section, Seattle, circa 1958
The 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act kicked off the Interstate construction program. Completed in the 1960s, Interstate-5 (I-5), of which the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Freeway forms a part, is the only Interstate highway running from Canada to Mexico. Written on sleeve: HIGHWAYS, Freeway, Seattle, right-of-way, Lakeview BLVD. section, airview Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date…
ID Number:1986.5.3992.1
Date:Circa 1958
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Aerial of freeway bridge under construction, Seattle, 1959
This aerial view shows the initial construction phase of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Freeway that was to become Interstate 5 (I-5). Bridge piers stand on either side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The University Bridge sits to the right of the new piers, which were used to construct a 4,429-foot-long bridge completed in fall 1961. Construction of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett freeway, which…
ID Number:1986.5.3998.1
Date:1959
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Aerial view looking north from the freeway bridge under construction, Seattle, 1959
This aerial view shows construction phase of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Freeway that was to become Interstate 5 (I-5). Bridge piers stand on either side of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The 4,429-foot-long bridge completed in fall 1961.Construction of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett freeway, which opened to traffic in December 1962, took up 6,600 parcels of land, 4,500 of them in Seattle. In 1958-59,…
ID Number:1986.5.4000.2
Date:1959
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Aerial of freeway construction, Seattle, 1967
This aerial view shows the construction of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Freeway that was to become Interstate 5 (I-5). Construction of the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett freeway, which opened to traffic in December 1962, took up 6,600 parcels of land, 4,500 of them in Seattle. In 1958-59, the Washington State Highway Department paid homeowners fair market value for their homes, then auctioned the buildings for…
ID Number:1986.5.4077.1
Date:1967