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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, which made its debut at the 1962 World's Fair, turns 60 this week. Celebrate the Space Needle's amazing six decades of highlighting the Seattle skyline with stories from its past.

Two leaders behind the Seattle Space Needle's massive redesign say it was a huge undertaking and one that was crucial to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Ever since The World’s Fair debuted in 1851, ... The Eiffel Tower and Seattle’s Space Needle were unveiled at World’s Fairs, as were the Ferris wheel, the telephone, News.