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  2. Space Needle - Wikipedia

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    The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark . Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair , which drew over 2.3 million visitors.

  3. Seattle Center - Wikipedia

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    The Space Needle, an official city landmark, featuring an observation deck and formerly a revolving restaurant. [10] At the time of its completion in 1961, the Space Needle was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River. International Fountain, located in the center of the complex. Designed by Japanese architects Kazuyuki Matsushita ...

  4. Memorial Stadium (Seattle) - Wikipedia

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    Seattle High School Memorial Stadium, commonly known simply as Memorial Stadium, is an outdoor athletic stadium in Seattle, Washington, located in the northeast corner of the Seattle Center grounds. The stadium opened in 1947 on the site of Seattle's former Civic Field , built as a memorial to the Seattle Public Schools pupils killed in the ...

  5. List of tallest buildings in Seattle - Wikipedia

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    [10] [18] By 1959, office space occupying downtown buildings had overtaken retail uses, with over 4,987,000 square feet (463,300 m 2). [19] Seattle was selected to host the World's Fair in 1962, revitalizing the downtown area and bringing the construction of the fairgrounds' centerpiece, the Space Needle. The 605-foot (184 m) observation tower ...

  6. Seattle Center Monorail - Wikipedia

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    One-way fares are $3.50 for adults, $1.75 for youths aged 6–18, and $1.75 for people qualifying for the reduced rate, including senior citizens 65 years and older, disabled individuals, persons with Medicare cards, and active duty members of the U.S. military carrying their identification cards. Round-trip fares are twice the price of a one ...

  7. Central Waterfront, Seattle - Wikipedia

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    The Kalakala, which had recently been voted Seattle's second biggest attraction after the then-new Space Needle, [44] rammed the terminal February 21, 1966. Though dramatic, the damage proved not to be severe. The ferry needed only minor repairs and was back in service the next day. Repairs to the slip cost $80,000 and took two months to ...

  8. How Much Will It Cost To Be a Space Tourist? - AOL

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    A flight on Virgin Galactic’s suborbital rocket plane costs $450,000, but it only reaches the edge of space, to an altitude of more than 50 miles. The New Shepard, on the other hand, reaches an ...

  9. History of Seattle (1940–present) - Wikipedia

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    Quite likely, Seattle evaded the fate of Detroit through being a port city with a large number of highly educated, skilled workers. Seattle industry did slightly better than the national average during the rest of the 1970s; nonetheless the boom decades of the 1950s and 1960s had been brought to a decisive end.