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Gracie Hansen's Paradise International interior, Century 21 Exposition, 1962
Gracie Hansen's Paradise International interior, Century 21 Exposition, 1962
TitleGracie Hansen's Paradise International interior, Century 21 Exposition, 1962
PhotographerUnknown
Date1962
NotesThe Century 21 Exposition took place between April 21 and October 21, 1962 and is also known as the Seattle World's Fair.

"Show Street is the 'adult entertainment' section of the fair... At the head of the street is Gracie Hansen's Paradise International, a plush 700-seat theater restaurant. It offers four shows a night, described as 'extravagant production numbers featuring the worlds' most beautiful girls, interspersed with internationally renowned specialty performers.'" (Century 21 Exposition. (1962). Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 111)

Filed in: Seattle--Century 21--Gayway and Show Street
Subjects (LCTGM)Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)--Facilities; Music halls--Washington (State)--Seattle; Restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle; Interiors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stages (Platforms)
Subjects (LCSH)Gracie Hansen's Paradise International (Theater); Stage curtains--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stage lighting--Washington (State)--Seattle
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionSeattle Photograph Collection
Order NumberSEA2309
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Repository CollectionSeattle Collection
Object TypePhotograph
Physical Description8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photograph using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 120 dpi in JPEG for1mat at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004
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