LIFE In Motion 1962

February 27th, 2009 @ 1:19 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |

Couple nice color shots of the Monorail from July 1962 from photographer Ralph Crane. They go along with this collection. I’m gearing up for a photo shoot myself — I’ll be down in New Orleans next week documenting the city. Click for the high-res versions.

Monorail taking visitors to the Seattle World’s Fair. Photo by Ralph Crane, July 1962, LIFE Magazine.

Monorail at Century 21, Seattle World’s Fair. Space Needle in background. Photo by Ralph Crane, July 1962, LIFE Magazine.

10 Responses to “LIFE In Motion 1962”

1. sasha says:

   February 27, 2009 at 5:53 am

   Love this website, but I just got back from New Orleans 2 days ago and it’s one of the most amazing cities I think I’ve been to. I hope you really enjoy it.
2. Shannon says:

   February 27, 2009 at 9:21 am

   Oh, those are both gorgeous! I wish the Space Needle were all orange again–look how beautiful it is! This grey city could use a splash of color like that.
3. Barb says:

   February 27, 2009 at 9:26 am

   that second shot is now my new desktop background image. SWEET.
4. Barb says:

   February 27, 2009 at 7:49 pm

   could the Chief Seattle Garage be the Moss Alley garage of today?
5. Colin says:

   February 27, 2009 at 9:44 pm

   yeah, and the Johnson – W? Music service is now social services.
6. Cliffe says:

   February 27, 2009 at 11:20 pm

   Isn’t the garage now Fat City?

   google street view link
7. Orin says:

   February 28, 2009 at 5:50 pm

   The garage is now Fat City. The second photo was the cover shot for the issue of Life Magazine that was published when the World’s Fair opened.
8. matt wright says:

   March 2, 2009 at 10:00 am

   Awesome 60s shots. Enjoy New Orleans mate, don’t forget them prop wallets..
9. Barb says:

   March 16, 2009 at 9:44 am

   You are absolutely right it is Fat City. My bad. Incidentally, I found myself standing at this exact spot yesterday morning by pure happenstance and got a big kick out of it. I like Fischer Plaza, but it ruins this view of the needle which made me sad.
10. Tony Banks says:

    June 13, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    Great Website. Thank you. Have been enjoying the “nostalgia trip” back to
    the World’s Fair days where I worked at the Space Needle as a Security Guard.
    Crowd control was unbelievable. But we had the pleasure of escorting several
    VIP’s up the special elevator from the lower level. Elvis Presley, John Glenn.
    John Wayne. Many others. (Even some relatives, oh oh!)

    It was a great year. Thanks to Jim Mandes for the job while I was attending the Univ of Wash.

    Tony B.