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1962 World’s Fair
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Seattle’s Skyward Marvel: When and Why Was the Space Needle Built?
The story begins in the early 1960s, when Seattle’s leaders faced a crisis: the city’s economy was stagnant, its image outdated, and its infrastructure lagging...
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The Space Needle’s Birth: When Was It Built and Why It Changed Seattle Forever
The Needle’s story begins not in Seattle’s past, but in its future. The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair , themed "The Age of Space" , was designed to position the...