For 40 years, the Space Needle has held court on the northern edge of downtown Seattle. And after posing for countless snapshots with the city skyline and Mount Rainier as its backdrop, the retro ...

Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the Space Needle has been providing visitors with panoramic views of the city and the surrounding natural wonders for over 60 years.

The Space Needle opened on April 21, 1962 to an excited crowd of fair goers for the Seattle World's Fair. Seattleites and photographers shared their photos of the Space Needle Friday to celebrate ...

When the Space Needle opened at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, it featured a rotating restaurant on the 500-foot level, just below the Observation Deck, that operated on a turntable powered ...

According to the Space Needle, the final paint colors were in line with the 21st Century theme of the World’s Fair, including "Galaxy Gold" for the sunburst and pagoda roof.

A sparkling picture of the Space Needle, set against blue skies on the cover of Life magazine and captioned "Fabulous Fair in Seattle," is still savored 49 years after the city's Century 21 World ...

The Needle was being built for the upcoming Seattle world’s fair, called Century 21. It was as if a spaceship from a friendly future had landed in our own backyard. A vote was taken, and we quickly ...

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle debuted at the 1962 World’s Fair—and was inspired by America's Space Race with the Soviet Union.

The Space Needle is located in Seattle Washington. It was built in 1962 just in time for the World's Fair. The top looks like a Flying Saucer and is meant to inspire people to look towards the future.

18,000 remaining original Space Needle World’s Fair pens that he manufactured for the fair in the 60s. “My pitch to them was, ‘you’re a local company, we are a ...