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Photo credits: Josef Scaylea, Max Jensen, A. N . Nickols, Roy Scully, Harry Boersig, Murry Ellison, Frank Gerard,

. Seattle World's Fair, Gene Robertson of Morley Studios.

Published by: Farwest Lithograph and Printing Co., 300 Wall St., Seattle 1, Wash. Written and edited by: Paul B. Lowney. Copyright, 1962, Farwest Litho. For retail sale of this book and for quantity non-resale use contact the publisher or editor.


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S E A T T L E W O R L D ' S FAIR, 1 9 6 2 A P R I L 21 - O C T O B E R 21

THE $100,000,000 SEATTLE W O R L D S FAIR started out as the "Festival of the West"—a modest 50year commemoration of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. But through the efforts and imagination of a small g r o u p of civic leaders the Festival has parlayed into a full-blown world's fair—the first in the United States in t w e n t y - t w o years. Called " C e n t u r y 21 Exposition," the Fair has as its theme, "Man in the Space Age." Fifty-nine foreign nations cooperated to present forty-four exhibits and concessions. Domestic exhibits and concessions total 224. T h e Fair's $20,000,000 entertainment package for the six-month period is unrivaled in the history of s h o w business. Shows and talent are c o n v e r g i n g from countries t h r o u g h o u t the world. T h e Fair's president, J o e G a n d y , p o i n t s o u t that 85 p e r c e n t of every c o n s t r u c t i o n dollar in the Fair is - 3 permanently invested. He said: " W e feel it is economically immoral to spend the taxpayers money and not have something of lasting value." There will be much of lasting value after the Fair closes. There will be the Space Needle, the Washington State Coliseum (plus its perimeter buildings), the U.S. Science Pavilion and a Civic Center complex composed of the Opera House, the Fine Arts Pavilion, the Playhouse, the International Fountain, the Arena, the Seattle Center Garage, and the Stadium.


A e r i a l view of the Seattle World's Fair, 1 9 6 2 , with Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains in the background. The Fair is a sparkling 7 2 - a c r e city located in Seattle's lower Queen Anne district. Shown here are the Space Needle (center), the huge-roofed Coliseum (right), U.S. Science Pavilion (left), M o n o r a i l and terminal (lower). The bottom portion o f a n e l e v a t o r is s h o w n entering top of the Needle.

Top of the lofty 607.88-ft. Space N e e d l e showing Lake Union in the background. People can be seen on the observation deck. Below the deck is a restaurant with a revolving dining a r e a . Three high-speed elevators with clear plastic windows serve the Needle. At night the 46-ft. spire is a f l a m e with natural gas.



The people bring as much color to the Fair as the Fair brings to the people. This is Boulevard East looking toward the $1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 U.S. Science Pavilion. At the extreme right is a portion of the Christian Pavilion and Child Center, one of 9 6 domestic and foreign exhibits on the fairgrounds.

The beauty of the U.S. Science Pavilion—with its unique lighting, fountain, pools—is shown by this striking night scene. Seven separate areas make up the exhibit: the House of Science, Development of Science, the Spacearium, Methods of Science, Doing Science, and the Science Theater.




The $ 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 Washington State Coliseum, with its Fair's theme exhibit, has 3 , 6 0 0 aluminum cubes for presentation of stills and movies of life in Century 2 1 . It covers nearly four acres, is 1 1 stories high, has no interior supports and can convert into an 1 8 , 5 0 0 - s e a t facility.

On Boulevard West of the Boulevards of the World (in left photo) there are international shops and eating places. The three-passenger skyrides (in right photo) are shown over the G a y w a y . Cables for the skyride are 60-ft. high and stretch 1 , 4 0 0 ft. across the fairgrounds.


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After the sun sets, the Fair's $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 Gayway is ablaze with lights. A m i d its carnival atmosphere are twenty rides, many of them are spectacular European imports. Adjacent to the G a y w a y is Show Street, featuring adult entertainment.

The International Fountain, built at a cost of $ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 from designs by two young Tokyo architects, contains 1 1 7 nozzles and shoots water to a height of 100 feet. A vast network of machinery controlling the water streams is housed in a chamber five stories below ground. Changing patterns of sprays are automatically programed on electronic equipment in concert with colored lights and recorded music of the Schulmerich carillon bells.

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This 1 4-ft. wide dining area in the 260-seat Eye of the Needle restaurant (surrounded by glare-proof glass) revolves once every hour. The Eye's colors of browns, golds, and persimmon accents are intended to relate to earth rather than space, Puget Sound is in background.

The 3 , 1 0 0 seat O p e r a House, one of the finest in the world, was converted from the old Civic Auditorium at a cost of $ 3 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Special sound absorbent seats, contoured walls and movable louvers — adjustable for speech or music—give the hall excellent acoustics.


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S E A T T L E Q EATTLE—named after Chief Seattle, leader of the ^ friendly D u w a m i s h Indians—was first settled N o v e m b e r 13, 1851, by the D e n n y p a r t y w h o arrived by schooner at Alki Point. This small band of 24 men, women, and children—the D e n n y s , Lows, Borens, Bells, Terrys—soon were busy felling trees for trading at top prices with California buyers in need of pilings for San Francisco's docks, booming with gold rush traffic. Seeking a better point to load the outbound cargo, the settlers located the deep, protected harbor of Elliott Bay around which Seattle grew. T h e e c o n o m y of Seattle t o o k firm root in April, 1853, after Henry Yesler set into operation along Elliott Bay the area's first steam sawmill. H e r e the big trees were sliced into lumber for shipment to California. By 1889 Seattle's p o p u l a t i o n swelled to 20,000. But also that year disaster struck; the entire business section of 50 blocks roared u p in flames in the big Seattle Fire. Courageous Seattle rebuilt and its population continued to rise. But it was the unexpected which eventually transformed Seattle from a town to a metropolis. On July 15, 1897, the steamer Portland pulled into Elliott Bay with $1,000,000 in gold from the Y u k o n , and the cry of

"gold" flashed throughout the land. Seattle soon boomed w i t h Alaska trade and travelers, and by 1900 Seattle's population reached 80,600. W i t h this growth came many far reaching industrial and economic changes. T h e hills, which were so convenient for sliding logs to the Bay, were an obstacle to expansion and were leveled off in a series of regrades and fills. T h e D u w a m i s h River was dredged to accomm o d a t e ocean g o i n g vessels. I n 1917 the g o v e r n m e n t locks and canal were completed, enabling commercial and pleasure craft to pass from the salt water of Puget Sound to Seattle's fresh inland waters. I n the following years, encompassing t w o W o r l d W a r s , many n e w industries and enterprises were integrated into Seattle's economy, and n o w the once small lumber camp has emerged into a city of 91 square miles w i t h a p o p u l a t i o n of m o r e t h a n 560,000. At present, Seattle, with Boeing's giant aircraft industry, and with its basic economy of lumber, fishing, and transportation, is one of the nation's leading cities. T h e 1962 Seattle W o r l d ' s Fair attracted millions of visitors from all parts of the globe and increased Seattle's stature as an important tourist and entertainment center.



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The 4 5 0 - p a s s e n g e r Monorail leaves its station inside the Fair grounds and heads for Westlake Mall in downtown Seattle. G e r m a n built by A l w e g , the two 1 20-ft. trains operate on three-feet wide tracks and make the 1.2 mile run between Fair and the Mall in 9 6 seconds.

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Lake Union as seen from the Eye of the Needle. The lake, with its shores etched by commerce and industry, lies in the heart of Seattle. Snow-capped mountains in the distance are the Cascades. The first peak visible at left is Mt. Baker, 1 0 , 7 5 0 ft., some 85 miles northeast of Seattle.


One of the most picturesque sections of Seattle is the Green Lake area (foreground) in the heart of the north end. Lake Union is at right center. Wooded area at the far right side of Green Lake is Woodland Park, noted for its large zoo and rose gardens. Mount Rainier is in the background.

Swimming in Green Lake just off the doorsteps of residential homes. Green Lake, a natural lake nearly a mile wide, is ringed with trees, rolling lawn, a bicycle path and two swimming beaches. At Green Lake there is also a large indoor pool and the open-air "Aqua Theater" for summer shows.


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Sailboats on Lake Washington with homes south of Madison Park in foreground. Considered the small boat capital of the U.S., Seattle has some 7 0 , 0 0 0 pleasure craft, more per capita than any large city in the nation. Seattle has 2 0 0 miles of shoreline within its city limits.

The 6 , 5 6 1 - f t . - l o n g Lake Washington Floating Bridge, a part of U.S. Hwy. 1 0 , connects with Mercer Island, seen in background. The world's largest floating structure, it has 2 5 pontoons, each held with 65-ton anchors. At right two hydroplanes are seen during Gold Cup race.


A portion of the University of Washington campus bordering on Portage Bay as seen from above the Queen City Yacht Club. The Seattle Yacht Club is at the right. The University campus covers 6 0 0 acres, has an enrollment of 2 4 , 0 0 0 students, making it the fourteenth largest in the United States.


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Volunteer Park, located in Seattle's Capitol Hill district, is noted for floral beauty and the Seattle Art Museum (a portion seen in the upper left). The Museum contains an outstanding collection of Oriental art pieces, particularly jade. During summer months the park has open air concerts.

Mt. Rainier as seen from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is partially framed by a Boeing 7 0 7 jet. This exceptionally clear photo of Mt. Rainier shows the massiveness of its base. This peak is ribbed with 2 6 active glaciers—the largest single glacial system in the U.S.


Some days during the winter the snow comes and clings briefly until it is consumed by the rain or the sun. This scene overlooks a part of the Magnolia District. Giving Seattle a scenic backdrop are the rugged, snow-capped Olympic Mountains across the waters of Puget Sound 35 miles west.

This aerial of Seattle shows Elliott Bay (foreground), Lake Union (right), Lake Washington with its Floating Bridge (center), and the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge now under construction (dotted line). Lake Sammamish is at upper right and the massive Cascade Mountains are in the background.


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