It’s Max R.
Jensen friday here at Vintage Seattle — w
here we celebrate the work of the prolific Emerald City photographer. This shot looks to be from the late 1970′s, showing a familiar Jensen angle. Click for the high res and have a great July 4th weekend, everyone!
The Seattle, Washington skyline is dominated by the 600 ft. Space Needle and skyscrapers of the Downtown Business District.
On the right are the beautiful arches of the Pacific Science Center, and part of the busy harbor. Majestic Mt. Rainier dominates the horizon. Color Photo: Max R. Jensen.
I’m curious about two buildings near the space needle that no longer exist:
1. The long building just south of the needle, apparently along Denny Way.
2. The large white building just south of that
What were they, and when were they torn down?
Thx!
1976 – Rainier Tower under construction
Scott: The long building along Broad was an original world’s fair building used after the fair for a while as the original home of the Museum of Flight and an exhibit of historic firefighting equipment. It sat vacant for years after that until it was demolished in the mid 90′s(?) The white building is KOMO’s old studios.
Mt. Rainier doesn’t look real in this photo. This was taken in the winter–wouldn’t it be covered in snow?
Wow..I remember that firefighting museum..I loved that place…that and Jones´Fantastic Museum.
Scott: The long building along Broad was an original world’s fair building used after the fair for a while as the original home of the Museum of Flight and an exhibit of historic firefighting equipment. It sat vacant for years after that until it was demolished in the mid 90′s(?) The white building is KOMO’s old studios.
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