But the Space Needle, though designed for a specific purpose — icon of the “Century 21” World’s Fair — wound up with a strangely enduring look. Carlson, the fair committee chairman ...

The Space Needle is getting doubly cool. Visitors to the iconic Seattle tower can now ride to the top in a double-decker, floor-to-ceiling glass elevator — the first of its kind in North America — in ...

More on the world’s first rotating glass floor When the Space Needle opened at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, it featured a rotating restaurant on the 500-foot level, just below the ...

The Seattle Space Needle unveiled a new attraction on Friday as part of a $100 million privately funded improvement project.

Carlson, who was a chief organizer of the 1962 World’s Fair, traveled to Stuttgart, Germany, where he was inspired by a broadcast tower featuring a restaurant, according to the Space Needle's ...

Originally built for the 1962 World's Fair, the now iconic Space Needle turns 50 years old on April 21, 2012. Museum of History & Industry / Today A popular way for visitors to get an overview of ...

The Space Needle is located in Seattle Washington. It was built in 1962 just in time for the World's Fair. The top looks like a Flying Saucer and is meant to inspire people to look towards the future.

In March 1956 the World Fair Commission surveyed possible sites for the proposed fair. Eddie Carlson, the man who made the first sketch of the Space Needle, was chairman of the commission.

It gave us an international civic symbol, the Space Needle, second only to the Eiffel Tower as a world’s fair souvenir and a tourist attraction known around the world. The 1947 High School Memorial ...

“It is the landmark of Seattle. If anybody thinks of Seattle, they think of the Space Needle.” Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the Space Needle has been providing visitors with panoramic ...

But in Seattle, the mood was anticipatory—and awaiting the Century 21 World’s Fair and the unveiling of the new Space Needle. The 1962 World’s Fair—an exposition of modern technology and ...