Seattle world fair book

This book did a marvelous job of bringing back the fun memories of that year. The united states science exhibit seattle worlds fair, 1962 by spilhaus, dr. I still remember visiting it when i was a bit older than that. The seattle antiquarian book fair will be held oct. As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works. The seattle world s fair opened when i was 1 year old. Olympia authors book plays with seattle worlds fair. The future remembered the 1962 seattle worlds fair and its legacy book. Dealers from across north america and beyond descend annually upon seattle, offering for sale thousands of collectible books, prints, maps, autographs, photographs, posters, postcards, ephemera, manuscripts, broadsides, fine bindings and more. She cowrote with alan stein the book alaskayukonpacific exposition.

When the united states entered the 1960s, the nation was. A bibliography listing the highlights of archival, print, and. Incredible photographs of the 1962 seattle worlds fair. The century 21 exposition, also known as the seattle world s fair, was held from april 21, 1962, until october 21, 1962. The 1962 seattle worlds fair was one of the highlights of my high school years. The fair designated two official coloring books and my late husband robert bob godden, along with his ad. The century 21 exposition also known as the seattle worlds fair was held between april 21 and october 21, 1962 drew almost 10 million visitors. United states science exhibit seattle worlds fair abebooks. The space needle and the alweg monorail are relics of this historical exposition. Hop on the futuristic monorail, built by alweg rapid transit system specifically for the worlds fair. The future remembered book the seattle public library. The century 21 exposition was originally planned in 1955 to honor the 50 anniversary.

Check out our seattle worlds fair selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our. But i did get to leave a small mark on the worlds fair. Official guide book paperback 1962 by various author 5. Seattles 1962 worlds fair by bill cotter arcadia publishing books. Bridging the 40 years of seattle history is one of the books two protagonists, roger morgan, the boyish director of the seattle worlds fair, who decides in his 70s to run for mayor of the. As seattle prepares for the 50th anniversary saturday of the worlds fair that reshaped the city, we pulled dozens of photos from the century 21 exposition from the archive. Looking at this book makes me wished i was old enough in 1962 to remember when it was first opened. Three northwest book festivals to put on your calendars. The research on the home by the authors were uncovered in a new book, the future remembered. Seattles 1962 worlds fair images of america 9780738581255. Value of seattle worlds fair memorabilia is in the heart. Seattle worlds fair space needle ad in sunset magazine 1962 wardomatic it was just 50 years ago when the worlds fair opened in seattle. Im sending a copy to the girlfriend that shared the fun taking the story back to its roots, this book give you a understanding of what a community effort should look like. I remember so many visits to seattle center over the years.