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SEATTLE AREA INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL Research and Information Department Prepared for: AMERICAN BANKER Newspaper SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY JMY2 2 2B0Q SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 0 01 00 3869502 8 November 1961 SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR * * . reflecting the dimensions of the Pacific Northwest A new concept of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is being generated even now by the impending Seattle World's Fair ... by the daring Century 21 theme, dependent upon manfs ingenuity in depicting a world yet to come, rather than an artful display of man's past accomplishments • *• by the unforgettable picture of the Worldfs Fair site, overlaid on a familiar photograph of the city ♦ ** by the well-ordered chaos of the site today, as the futuristic structures take shape • *. and by the vision and capabilities required to make it all come to pass* From the outset, the persistent, dedicated men who envisioned Seattle as host to the world knew that a truly great world's fair would put the many facets of the Pacific Northwest into focus♦ They knew that many of the millions to visit it would find a city and an economy far different from the one they had imagined* And they knew that their city and the Pacific Northwest as a whole would profit from this new knowledge. Perhaps the most revealing picture is the one being seen by Seattle itself. This has always been a somewhat self-conscious city ♦•. proud, yet hesitant to consider itself in the same light with its older, sophisticated counterparts across the nation* In preparing an exhibition to excite the imagination and energies of the v/orld . .* in preparing to greet, serve, and entertain some eight million visitors ••• Seattle has examined itself closely and has found a mature resourcefullness and sophistication* Today it's a busy, self-assured and excited city - confident in the knowledge that its citizens have not only the vision and courage, but the resources to sponsor the first world's fair to be held in this nation in more than twenty years* The basic financial-resources have been drawn from the State of Washington, City of Seattle, the local sale of Exposition Bonds and from the Federal government* The City's contribution is the linked complex of buildings which will constitute the Seattle Center after the Fair and represents an investment of well over $10 million in structures alone* Here will be found the Playhouse, the Opera House, the Arena, the Exhibition Hall, and the Display Hall - and at the focal point, the magnificent fountain* The State has appropriated $10.5 million, represented by the massive Coliseum and the "World of Century 21" - a structure eleven stories tall with a suspended roof covering four acres, housing a vivid glimpse of the way we will live, work and play in the years 2000 plus* The judgment of state and local investors was upheld by the Congress when it appropriated $9 million to provide the "World of Science11* within the U. S* Science Pavilion* REFERENCE ITEII FORUSEfNUBRARYONlY
Object Description
Title | Seattle World's Fair-- : reflecting the dimensions of the Pacific Northwest |
Identifier | spl_c21_1945884 |
Description | Brief typescript promoting upcoming Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair), prepared for American Banker Newspaper. |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle |
Author | Seattle Area Industrial Council. Research and Information Dept. |
Date | 1961-11 |
Decade | 1960/1969 |
Period | Before the Fair |
Original Publisher | Seattle, Wash.? : The Council |
Digitization Specifications | Master images scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed in black and white, and saved as TIFF files. Master image file size: 7,770,038 bytes. |
File Format | image/jp2 |
Collection | Century 21 Digital Collection |
Contributing Institution | The Seattle Public Library |
Rights and Reproduction | For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights |
Type (DCMI) | text |
Local Type | Publications |
Source | http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1945884030 |
Date created | 2015-04-15 |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Identifier | spl_c21_1945884 |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle |
Collection | Century 21 Digital Collection |
Contributing Institution | The Seattle Public Library |
Rights and Reproduction | For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights |
Transcript | SEATTLE AREA INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL Research and Information Department Prepared for: AMERICAN BANKER Newspaper SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY JMY2 2 2B0Q SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 0 01 00 3869502 8 November 1961 SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR * * . reflecting the dimensions of the Pacific Northwest A new concept of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is being generated even now by the impending Seattle World's Fair ... by the daring Century 21 theme, dependent upon manfs ingenuity in depicting a world yet to come, rather than an artful display of man's past accomplishments • *• by the unforgettable picture of the Worldfs Fair site, overlaid on a familiar photograph of the city ♦ ** by the well-ordered chaos of the site today, as the futuristic structures take shape • *. and by the vision and capabilities required to make it all come to pass* From the outset, the persistent, dedicated men who envisioned Seattle as host to the world knew that a truly great world's fair would put the many facets of the Pacific Northwest into focus♦ They knew that many of the millions to visit it would find a city and an economy far different from the one they had imagined* And they knew that their city and the Pacific Northwest as a whole would profit from this new knowledge. Perhaps the most revealing picture is the one being seen by Seattle itself. This has always been a somewhat self-conscious city ♦•. proud, yet hesitant to consider itself in the same light with its older, sophisticated counterparts across the nation* In preparing an exhibition to excite the imagination and energies of the v/orld . .* in preparing to greet, serve, and entertain some eight million visitors ••• Seattle has examined itself closely and has found a mature resourcefullness and sophistication* Today it's a busy, self-assured and excited city - confident in the knowledge that its citizens have not only the vision and courage, but the resources to sponsor the first world's fair to be held in this nation in more than twenty years* The basic financial-resources have been drawn from the State of Washington, City of Seattle, the local sale of Exposition Bonds and from the Federal government* The City's contribution is the linked complex of buildings which will constitute the Seattle Center after the Fair and represents an investment of well over $10 million in structures alone* Here will be found the Playhouse, the Opera House, the Arena, the Exhibition Hall, and the Display Hall - and at the focal point, the magnificent fountain* The State has appropriated $10.5 million, represented by the massive Coliseum and the "World of Century 21" - a structure eleven stories tall with a suspended roof covering four acres, housing a vivid glimpse of the way we will live, work and play in the years 2000 plus* The judgment of state and local investors was upheld by the Congress when it appropriated $9 million to provide the "World of Science11* within the U. S* Science Pavilion* REFERENCE ITEII FORUSEfNUBRARYONlY |
Date created | 2011-03-07 |