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| Title | Century 21 Exposition (Seattle, Wash.), proposed design for the Space Needle and grounds, elevation and site plan |
| Alternate Title | Century 21 Restaurant and Observatory |
| Architectural Firm Name | John Graham & Company |
| Architects | Graham, John Jr., 1908-1991 |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1959 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Graphite and crayon on paper mounted on board: 72 x 87 cm. |
| Building Street Address | Century 21 grounds |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Conceptual drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
Site plans
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| Descriptive Notes | Handwritten on drawing:
Johm Graham and Company, Architects and Engineers.
5/29/59
Scale: 1/32" to 1' |
| Building Style | Futurist
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| Building Notes | This drawing shows a preliminary design of an observation deck and restaruant for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Exhibition. Set on the only section of the fair grounds that was not owned by the city, the site did not have the height restrictions of other exhibits/pavillions at the fair. The lot, 37-by-37 m, was purchased by private investors for $75,000 and is still privately owned. Although there is much contention surrounding who came up with the final design of the Space Needle, John Graham is widely acknowledged as its architect. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations; Site plans |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Towers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0133
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Negative Number | UW16798 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | John Graham Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
