Rumors are swirling over at the
Slog about the Pacific Science Center
closing in February due to insurmountable debt.
An
update refutes it, but we can agree that the PSC has seen better days. So, we look back to the glory days.
These 1962 snapshots are a compliment to
this original post. Click for higher res.
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| The U.S. Science Pavilion arches, designed by Minoru Yamasaki. 1962 The Craftsman Press, Seattle. |
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| The U.S. Science Pavilion arches, designed by Minoru Yamasaki. 1962 The Craftsman Press, Seattle. |
what do you mean by not asking for attribution again?
These images still look very futuristic… I think it was the clean lines and stark white that strike me. I really need to go check this out in person again but I almost don’t want to because I suspect I will be disappointed.
Barb, they’re still just as stunning today, at least I think they are. And at night, when they’re lit up with different colors, gorgeous! They are my favorite part of the Seattle Center.
Pacific Science Center has cluttered up the reflecting pools with…stuff (to put it kindly). I think some/most of the fountains have been removed? We were just there a couple of weekends ago. Also, the arches need to be cleaned and painted. PacSci has not been the best steward for the plaza, adding low-value, low-use things to the it doesn’t help draw visitors, but does clutter the plaza, obscuring its beauty as a landmark in its own right.
WOW. Nice going, Stranger…
I remember visiting this in 1973-1977- when I was a little girl, and there were floating glass or plastic bubbles in the ponds. Does anyone remember this? For some reason it had a profound effect on me as a child, I was fascinated by floating glass globes in ponds, and have always included small ones in the ponds around my home. Weird I know, but it is kinda sad to visit the Seattle Center and see it deteriorate. I try to remember it like it used to be when I was a kid. I have a few pics of this area when I was a kid in the 70′s I will have to scan and submit.