In 1962, the Seattle World's Fair happened not far from where I currently live. Actually named the Century 21 Exposition, it was a six month showcase of the future that we now live in. Preparations for the expo involved building several new buildings, some of which still exist, as well as a monorail and the iconic tower you see here: the Space Needle.
The Space Needle is 605 feet tall at the top of the spire, and includes a restaurant at the top that slowly rotates in a complete circle. As you can see in this photo, it doesn't look all that great right now - ever since last fall, its been under an intense renovation that will replace the entire observation deck and restaurant floors with glass. When that's done, I suppose it will be ready for the next phase of its future.
And I can't write something about the world's fair without including a bonus photo: there's a wall in the basement of the house that we are renting that is covered in old hand-written phone numbers. If you need to call up the World's Fair or the Space Needle Restaurant, just dial away! But you might need some operator assistance with those numbers.
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