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The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a world's fair held April 21, ... 1960 map of what became the grounds of the Century 21 Exposition.
1962 – Seattle, United States [108] – Century 21 Exposition – Space Needle 1964 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Expo 64 – Schweizerische Landesausstellung 1964–1965 – New York City, United States [ 108 ] – 1964/1965 New York World's Fair (note: not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions ) – Unisphere
When Seattle decided to try to put itself on the map with the futuristic Century 21 Exposition — the 1962 World's Fair — high culture was on the agenda, as well as popular entertainment along the lines of "Gracie Hansen's Paradise International" and "Les Poupees de Paris," an adult-themed puppet show, both of which aspired more to a Gay ...
Five International Exhibitions have been sanctioned by the BIE in the United States since World War II: one in the World Expo category—the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle (1962)—and four in the Specialized Expo category—HemisFair '68 in San Antonio; Expo '74 in Spokane, Washington; the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee; and the ...
Inter-State and West Indian Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina. The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (0.55 sq mi) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue ...
The structure under construction in 1961. The arena opened in 1962 as the Washington State Pavilion for the Century 21 Exposition, the work of architect Paul Thiry.After the close of the Exposition, the Pavilion was purchased by the city of Seattle for $2.9 million and underwent an 18-month conversion into the Washington State Coliseum, one of the centerpieces of the new Seattle Center on the ...
Paul Thiry (architect) Categories: World's fairs in Seattle. Culture of Seattle. 1960s in Seattle. 1962 in Washington (state) Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after world's fairs.
Located on the Seattle Center grounds is the Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center, the college's premier performance venue. Built for the Century 21 Exposition of 1962, the Playhouse was leased to Cornish by the City of Seattle in 2013. [31] Along with the 440-seat main stage, the complex includes the 100+ seat Alhadeff Studio Theater and a ...