He came back with a crude, little sketch of a circle on top of a pole. That was the impetus of the Space Needle.” From this napkin noodle, architect John Graham Jr. of John Graham & Company ...

Reporting from SEATTLE — It began as a crude sketch on a cocktail napkin ... They later agreed on the Space Needle, pretending not to see the saucer on top. It opened in 1962 as the tallest ...

(George Gulacsik via Seattle Public Library) Fifty-four years after the Space Needle went from napkin drawing to $4.5 million realization, Seattle’s tech billionaires are putting their own ...

the locally-broadcast sketch comedy show Almost Live! took advantage of the holiday tradition to foist a seemingly obvious gag on the viewing public of Seattle: A report that the Space Needle had ...

(Lightspeed Images) His hand drawing of the famous Fremont Troll ... Olson wants similar buzz around what they pull off at the Space Needle. “We thought, let’s create a show that will have ...

Eddie Carlson, the man who made the first sketch of the Space Needle, was chairman of the commission. One of the local business leaders who spearheaded the efforts, he was executive vice president ...

Among the most notable items in the box included an original drawing of the Space Needle's SkyLine restaurant at the 100 foot level, the master key that opened all the Needle's locks in 1982 ...

On its front was a sketch of the Needle by Seattle architect ... drawings and the master key to all the Space Needle’s locks.

The Seattle Times reports that on the capsule’s cover is a sketch of the Space Needle by John Graham, the architect credited with designing the tower. Inside was a trove of items that had been h ...