Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. The Space Needle’s construction during the early 1960s was an epic feat of architecture and design. George Gulacsik chronicled the project with over 2000 photos. Browse through our timeline to see the Needle’s construction milestones.
Workers walking along Space Needle ring girder and view SW, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70090024
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemInstalling section of Space Needle core, ca. October 18, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69740017
Date: 1961-10-18
View this itemWorkers pouring concrete in Space Needle attic, ca. December 7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74560012
Date: 1961-12-07
View this itemSpace Needle reflection on Ford Fairlane 500 at fair, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_72290003
Date: 1962
View this itemConstruction at base of Space Needle, ca. August 22, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69630020
Date: 1961-08-22
View this itemHoward S. Wright workers and unidentified supervisors on Space Needle, ca. November 24-26, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72740027
Date: 1961-11-24
View this itemUnidentified visitors from Howard S. Wright and John Graham and Company inspecting Space Needle, ca. January 23, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76300003
Date: 1962-01
View this itemView east from Space Needle, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_048
Date: 1962-01
View this itemPaul Peterhans letter to the editor regarding changes at Pike Place Market
Letter form Paul Peterhans, the President of the Market Residents Association (MRA), expressing his concerns over issues he feels were not represented well in ""The Market Mood Turning Mellow"" article appearing in Pacific Magazine. He elaborates on some of these issues, including the pressure to allow larger retailers into the Market and the proposal to open the Market on Sundays, both of which he views to be detrimental to Market residents and retailers.
Identifier: 016_LettertoEditor
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