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A flashback to 1962 Seattle landmarks as seen from the official fair guidebook

  Photo of ad for a Monte-Copter Triphibian from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair guidebook

Dinner (including a cocktail) at the top of the brand new Space Needle averaged $7.50

The text reveals that the Space Needle soars to a height of 606 feet. Three curved steel legs, 500 feet high, support a circular, glass-enclosed observation deck and revolving restaurant served by two high speed elevators walled in clear plastic on the outside of a triangular core. In the center, two 832-step stairways zigzagged to the top.

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