The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) ran from April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962. Nearly 10 million people attended the fair. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life. The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is now called Seattle Center.
The Boulevards of the World area was the shopping center of the Fair. Restaurants, shops and kiosks displaying the goods and gifts of a dozen nations lined the colorful thoroughfares that tied the five theme Worlds of Century 21 together. This photograph of Northeast Boulevard West shows the storefronts of the Little Inn Denmark (with an advertisement for Copenhagen out front), The Artisans of Italy, and Yamaha Shoji, with a view of the Space Needle behind.
Embossed on image: World's Fair-Seattle, Washington 1962
Caption information source: Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962: Century 21 Exposition; Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 119.
ID Number: 1963.3119.65.33
Date: 1962
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : color ; 20 x 16 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv89309
Credit: MOHAI, Donald Isle Foster Century 21 Collection, 1963.3119.65.33
