Show Street; Backstage U.S.A. at night
Title
Show Street ; Backstage U.S.A . at night
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00880
Description
Show Street was the "adult entertainment " section of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair)."With a thought that a sample of the best of everything belongs at a World's Fair , the northeast corner of the Fairgrounds is devoted to adult entertainment . This area is called Show Street U.S.A . Show Street offers food and drink , exciting show girls , the natural and the unusual . It's a great place to spend an evening… BACKSTAGE , U.S.A . -- A walkthrough review of girls , comedy and song . You see the show on two levels of stage . Below the top stage are the dressing rooms of the show girls so you see them in their natural habitat.” (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , p . 60.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Show Street (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Backstage U.S.A. (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Burlesque (Theater)--Washington (State)--Seattle Peep shows--Washington (State)--Seattle Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Subject
Show Street
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date
1962-07
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Show Street
Measurements
25.97 x 20.94 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: 91,016,532 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management
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Type (DCMI)
image
Item Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-07-06
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