Happy 50th!

I have heard a couple people ask about the orange top to the Space Needle.  No one seems quite sure when or where it happened, or if it has been that way all along and they just now noticed.  The answer is no.  I told a few friends I thought it had something to do with the anniversary of the Space Needle and that I seem to remember it originally looked that way.  I'm proud to report, I was right and not leading you all astray with half thought out BS.  We are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle Worlds Fair.  If you didn't know, we owe a great deal to that amazing event, including our beloved Space Needle. 

I am pretty sad to find I already missed the first of the three Century 21 lecture series, but I'm hoping to catch the next two.  If like me, you're interested in the historic architecture of Seattle, or you grew up hearing tales of the World's Fair.... or maybe, you were there (mom & dad).  You might be interested in these lectures. 

PS - I think this celebration is also (partly) why we are getting a Ferris Wheel :)    <-  please click this link!! :)

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: CENTURY 21 AND LIVING MODERN


Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair
As a project of The Next Fifty, Docomomo WEWA and Historic Seattle present a three-part lecture series at Seattle Center in June 2012 that focuses on the architecture and design heritage of the Seattle World’s Fair and its influence and impact beyond the Fair’s original campus.
The lecture series is sponsored by:
Historic Seattle, Docomomo WEWA, The Next Fifty, 4Culture, National Trust for Historic Preservation and Pacific Science Center


When: Tuesdays, June 5, 12 and 19; 7 – 8:30 pm

Where: Center House, Conference Room H at Seattle Center and PACCAR (formerly Eames) IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center

Registration: Individual tickets: $10 members; $15 general public; $5 students

Passes for entire series: $25 members; $40 general public; $10 students

Purchase individual tickets or series pass online through Historic Seattle’s website. Member discounts are available for Historic Seattle and Pacific Science Center members and for those on Docomomo WEWA’s Email List.


From Bobo to the Bubbleator: Seattle Social and Cultural Context in ’62
Knute Berger, June 5

Northwest Architects of the Seattle World’s Fair
Susan Boyle, June 12
Modern Building Technology
Theodore Prudon, June 19