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| Title | Gayway conceptual artwork, Seattle World's Fair, ca. 1961 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1961 |
| Caption | The Gayway was the space-oriented amusement zone at the Seattle World's Fair, offering 20 rides which were either brand new or especially redone for the Fair. George K. Whitney, one of the men charged with developing the Gayway, grew up working at his family's amusement park in San Francisco, and spent two years as director of rides and development at Disneyland.
This colorful illustration conceptualizes the amusements of the Gayway. |
| Notes | Caption information sources: Becker, Paula, and Alan Stein. The future remembered: The Seattle World's Fair and its legacy. Seattle: Seattle Center Foundation, 2011. Page 46.; Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962: Century 21 Exposition; Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 115. |
| Subjects | Amusement parks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Drawings |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.26.26 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 film transparency: color; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original slide using Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, as 5495 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, Adobe RGB 1998, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format, 72 dpi, using Photoshop CS5, quality setting 5. |
