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Gayway 21 amusement zone, artist's rendering, Seattle World's Fair, 1961
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| Title | Gayway 21 amusement zone, artist's rendering, Seattle World's Fair, 1961 |
| Author | Ray, John C. |
| Publication Date | 1961 |
| Notes | Taken from the introduction: "The Seattle World's Fair will feature a Gayway 21 amusement zone unique in the history of world's fairs--a $2 million operation put together by two experts in the amusement business: J.W. "Patty" Conklin, a 50-year veteran of the business who puts together the amusements for the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto, and Harry Batt, who operates the Lake Ponchartrain Amusement Park in New Orleans. Under the direction of Conklin, Batt, and George Whitney, Director of Amusements and Concessions for the fair, John C. Ray, veteran amusement park designer and operator of San Diego's Belmont Park, designed the Gayway 21 pictured above on a three-acre tract north of the fair's famous Space Needle and the on-site terminal of the Alweg Monorail".
The legend following the introduction gives the name and description of every ride on the Gayway, each numbered to correspond to the ride's location on the map |
| Contextual Notes | .
John C. Ray was a former director and second vice-president of the International Association of Amusement Parks. In addition to the overall layout and placement of amusement rides for the Gayway at the Seattle World's Fair, Ray is credited with structures at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Canada, Ponchartrain Park in New Orleans, the Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, Riverview Park in Chicago, the Pike in Long Beach, California, and Rocky Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. Ray passed away on December 29, 1963, at the age of 52.
Filed in: Ephemera-C21 Publications folder. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Amusement rides--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Pamphlet and Textual Ephemera Collection
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| Digital ID Number | PAM0462 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Order Number. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Ewen C. Dingwall papers. Accession No. 0420-1, Box 15 |
| Object Type | Map
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| Physical Description | 28 x 43 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2011 |
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