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| Title | Science Center under construction, Seattle World's Fair, ca. 1961 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1961 |
| Caption | The United States Science Pavilion was built to showcase the nation's achievements in science and technology. Its white arches and concrete walls soar above the nearby plazas.
In an interview with The Seattle Times, architects Minoru Yamasaki and Perry Johanson said, "We started the design in February 1960. It was done in four months. There were some advocates for a solid high building with a view. We decided the Space Needle should be the place with a view. We wanted to create a place of serenity....For the arches, we wanted a soaring quality - a vertical uplifting. Impact." This image shows two of the five Science Center arches under construction. After the fair, the complex became the Pacific Science Center. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Construction of Science Center.
Caption information from The Seattle Times, April 5, 1962. |
| Subjects | Construction--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.26.57 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Century 21 World's Fair Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 film transparency: color; 5 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original transparency as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
