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Past Post: Seattle World’s Fair 1962 Pt. 2

September 7th, 2007 @ 12:06 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Postborder
Continuing with yesterday’s hovercraft post and the August 1 Past Post, here’s the next in the Seattle World’s Fair overhead vintage postcard line. This time around it’s the Hawaiian Pavilion and International Fountain. Vintage Seattle reader Brendan chipped in with word that the Pavilion is long gone and the fountain was renovated in ‘95. If you look behind the fountain in the distance you can make out a Union 76 Gasoline ball. More on that soon! Pretty good shot of Queen Anne there too. Click on an image for a larger view.
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Front: Seattle World’s Fair.
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Back: Hawaiian Pavilion. Color photo by Mike Roberts.
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Front: Seattle World’s Fair.
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Back: International Fountain. Color photo by Mike Roberts.

2 Responses:

  1. Brendan wrote:

    Sadly, the Islands Of Hawaii pavilion is long gone - according to my copy of the Official Guide book (original cover price $1 - I found it for 50c at Twice Sold Tales, whooping with glee as I spotted it, many months ago), it used to be just to the east of the stadium, north of EMP, in what is today a parking lot.

    The fountain got replaced in 1995 - more info here; the old one, as pictured, had nasty pointy water spouts, not like the kid-friendly one we currently have.

  2. Cliffe wrote:

    Good bits of info, Brendan. Updated the post w/ this.

    Cliffe

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