15 Sep 2025 9:03 pm
My dad helped with the construction. He actually died building the space needle.MR-7 » 15 Sep 2025, 4:56 pm » wrote: ↑ In 1959, Seattle hotel executive Edward E. Carlson visited Stuttgart, Germany, and was inspired by a broadcast tower with a restaurant on top.
He sketched his idea for a similar structure on a napkin, envisioning a centerpiece for the upcoming 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle
Construction began in April 1961, with a massive concrete pour involving 467 trucks—the largest continuous pour ever attempted in the West at the time.
The Space Needle was completed in December 1961, just months before the World’s Fair opened.
It officially opened on April 21, 1962, as part of the Century 21 Exposition, symbolizing the future and space exploration.
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"Because I SAY I am" is a todler's tantrum, not "science"
You cannot betray me - only yourself, to me.
Who cuts off your dick is not a friend
An opinion you won't defend is not your own
Humanity's Law of the Jungle: Survival NOT of the fittest, but of the tribe
When peeing in the pool, stand on the edge
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?
"Because I SAY I am" is a todler's tantrum, not "science"
You cannot betray me - only yourself, to me.
Who cuts off your dick is not a friend
An opinion you won't defend is not your own
Humanity's Law of the Jungle: Survival NOT of the fittest, but of the tribe
When peeing in the pool, stand on the edge
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?