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SEATTLE SPACE NEEDLE TURNED 61 TODAY

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The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington
opened on April 21, 1962 to a crowd of fair goers for the Seattle
World’s Fair which drew over 2.3 million visitors.
 

Considered to be an icon of the city, the Space Needle was once
the
tallest structure west of the Mississippi River, standing at
605 feet.

   
   


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 Space needle in Seattle Photograph by Jetson Nguyen

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