World of Tomorrow

Souvenirs Of Seattle's World's Fair

Harriet Baskas — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:52:08 +0000

Fifty years ago Sunday, the Seattle World’s Fair came to an end. For six months nearly 10 million people visited the Century 21 Exposition. The Space-Age themed fair left behind many memories and a lot of memorabilia. In the final part of our series on the Seattle World’s fair, produced with Jack Straw Productions, Harriet Baskas looks at some of the stories behind the souvenirs.

Seattle World's Fair - Space Is The Place

Harriet Baskas — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:26:35 +0000

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair -– an event shaped by the Soviet Union’s launch of sputnik, President Eisenhower’s creation of NASA and President Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon.

In a collaboration with Jack Straw Productions and KUOW, reporter Harriet Baskas has the story of the remarkable event that brought us the Space Needle.