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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