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Space Needle 50 Years Anniversary

The Space Needle was built in Seattle for the 1962 World's Fair. We went to it that year, and one of my favorite things was the unique ice cream cone sold at the Fair: they glued two cake-type cones together at the flat bottoms, and filled the top one with soft-serve ice cream. Then, they put a big wafer cookie on it and some more soft serve, so it looked like the Space Needle.

We stood in line to get to go up to the top of the Needle for a long time, and couldn't wait for our turn because the people coming down got out of the elevator just laughing and laughing. What could possibly be so funny?

Finally, our turn came, we went up, we came down, and at the bottom the elevator operator said "Let's have a nice smile for the folks in line." You had to be there, but after all that anticipation, we couldn't help but laugh.

Here is the website for the anniversary:

Space Needle 50th Anniversary

posted on Mar 17, 2012 12:28 PM ()

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Except for the rain, I love it.

comment by nittineedles on Mar 21, 2012 11:14 AM ()

I would like to take a trip to Seattle. We had an invitation to stay with a
friend but didn't take advantage of it and now he is in an assisted living
center.

comment by elderjane on Mar 18, 2012 7:45 AM ()

I have a feeling there are other coffee houses up there besides Starbucks, and it would be fun to go visit some of them for some dark roasted exotic something.

reply by traveltales on Mar 20, 2012 12:25 PM ()

I was there in the early 70's. Spent every penny of my meager savings on a little vacation with a couple of friends and all I remember is trying to sleep on an uncomfortable cot in our motel room as I'd come down with the flu on our first day there.

comment by nittineedles on Mar 17, 2012 1:25 PM ()

On that 1962 visit, we took the ferry from Seattle to Vancouver Island, very scenic, of course. It must be exciting to live on an island.

reply by traveltales on Mar 20, 2012 12:29 PM ()

Hard to realize it has been fifty years. I remember seeing pictures of it that year. Have never been to Seattle.

comment by redimpala on Mar 17, 2012 1:18 PM ()

This sounds cold, but I have a 'been there, done that' feel about it. Besides that 1962 visit, we went in 1982, and had a nice time, but if you handed me $1000 for travel, Seattle wouldn't be anywhere near the top of the list.

reply by traveltales on Mar 20, 2012 12:35 PM ()

I was there in 1975--saw it and never thought of it again!

comment by greatmartin on Mar 17, 2012 1:14 PM ()

I know what you mean. It's nice that a ho-hum place like Seattle has a distinctive landmark, but we never hear much good about the climate, and they exported their Starbucks coffee concept all over the country, so nothing much to recommend the place.

reply by traveltales on Mar 20, 2012 12:37 PM ()

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