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View of steel skeleton of Sky Ride station at N.W. corner of World [i.e. World's] Fair
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View of steel skeleton of Sky Ride station at N.W. corner of World [i.e. World's] Fair
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Title
View
of
steel
skeleton
of
Sky
Ride
station
at
N.W
.
corner
of
World
[i.e
.
World's]
Fair
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00291
Description
Construction
of
Skyride
terminal
,
within
International
Mall
,
Century
21
Exposition
(Seattle
World's
Fair)
. The
Skyride
of the
Century
21
Exposition
(Seattle
World’s
Fair)
. On the
Skyride
terminals
,
designed
by
Tucker
&
Shields
:
“Colorful
sunbursts
of
half-cone
shaped
plastic
panels
roof
exposed
steel
framework
of
identical
stations
from
which
visitors
ride
in
three-passenger
cars
60
ft
.
above
grounds”
(An
Architect’s
Guidebook
to the
Seattle
World’s
Fair
.
Seattle
,
Pacific
Builder
and
Engineer
,
April
1962
,
p
.
41)
. On the
International
Mall
,
designed
by
Walker
&
McGough
:
“Six
hyperbolic
paraboloid
shells
blending
into a
single
fluted
column
make
up
two
of the
exhibit
buildings
; the
third
, not
shown
,
is
simply
a
box
beam
shelter
. The
twin
structures
actually
are a
collection
of
52
of these
shells
and, with their
classic
Oriental
overtones
,
seem
to be
particularly
fitting
for the
foreign
displays
they
contain
. A
fine
,
clean
concrete
surface
was
created
by
coating
the
four
forms
with
fiberglass
.
High-early
cement
was
used
to
cast
the
1
½
in.
thick
shells
. With
temperatures
ranging
from
35
to
65
deg.
,
calcium
chloride
was
added
and
cylinder
strengths
of
over
3,000
lb
. were
obtained
in
24
hours
.
Located
on the
northwest
corner
of the
exposition
site
, the
inside-out
umbrellas
with their
colorful
fiberglass
panels
present
an
exciting
boundary.”
(An
Architect’s
Guidebook
to the
Seattle
World’s
Fair
.
Seattle
,
Pacific
Builder
and
Engineer
,
April
1962
,
p
.
32.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)
Seattle
Union 76 Skyride (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.)
Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle
Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
Lenggenhager, Werner
Terminals (Transportation)--Washington (State)--Seattle
Amusement rides--Washington (State)--Seattle
Aerial tramways--Washington (State)--Seattle
Building--Washington (State)--Seattle
Rambler automobile
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
Tucker & Shields
Walker & McGough
Union 76 (Firm)
Keywords
Union 76 Skyride
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Tucker & Shields
Walker & McGough
Date
1962-02-08
Decade
196u
Period
Before the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Construction
Measurements
24.9 x 20.2 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 84,033,244 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)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-05-09
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