January 27th, 2010 @ 12:04 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure
It’s pretty easy to take the Space Needle for granted. There was a time, however, when the iconic symbol did not dot our skyline with the grace of an exclamation point. One thing that routinely strikes me while thumbing through 1962 World’s Fair photos is that people always seem to be looking up. See the photos below from Ralph Crane and click for the high res copies.
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| Seattle World’s Fair photograph by Ralph Crane, 1962. Image courtesy Google LIFE photo archive. |
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| Seattle World’s Fair photograph by Ralph Crane, 1962. Image courtesy Google LIFE photo archive. |
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January 27th, 2010 @ 11:47 am
Well, to be a total nag… the first photo of the woman on the fountain’s surround would be looking north toward Queen Anne with her back to the Space Needle. Judging from the location of the Arena in relation to her.
January 27th, 2010 @ 8:41 pm
How cool! Glad to see I’m not the 1st to lay on the ground to get a pic of our beautiful Needle! Anyone know if they plan on repainting the Needle with the original colors for the 50th anniversary? I’d love to get some pics of that (besides the tons of postcards and photos my girlfriend’s gotten me from Ebay)!
January 28th, 2010 @ 10:06 am
Hahahaha, I thought I was going to be the only one who noticed that Madrona. My guess is she is admiring the fountain.
January 28th, 2010 @ 1:18 pm
Ah yes, looks like you’re correct. My mistake.
January 28th, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
Judging by where she’s seated, and the angle of her gaze, she’s probably looking at the Sky Ride that used to cross the NE part of the fountain lawn. It was removed and sold to the Puyallup Fair when the Bagley Wright Theatre was constructed in 1983ish.