Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. The Space Needle’s construction during the early 1960s was an epic feat of architecture and design. George Gulacsik chronicled the project with over 2000 photos. Browse through our timeline to see the Needle’s construction milestones.
Seattle. Districts. Rainier Valley.
Identifier: spl_ni_nwdistricts_1355
Date: 1992-02-26
View this itemPartially blocked view of Space Needle worker, ca. November 19-24, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72710012
Date: 1961-11-19
View this itemWorker painting Space Needle leg, ca. early January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76250019
Date: 1962-01
View this itemFishing poles on boats, Fishermen's Terminal, April 1967
Fishing poles on boats in Ballard boat basin
Identifier:
Date: 1967-04
View this itemWorker guiding cable at top of Space Needle, ca. November 13-15, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70100027
Date: 1961-11-13
View this itemWorkers pouring concrete floor in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230007
Date: 1961-12-21
View this itemEl Templete, Havana, Cuba, ca. 1910s
El Templete was built in 1827 to commemorate the site of the first mass celebrated in Cuba on November 16th, 1519.
Identifier: spl_dor_gpn_re_00216
Date: 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919
View this itemDerrick lifting part of Space Needle core, ca. early October 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69700019
Date: 1961-10
View this itemWorkers smooth concrete floor inside Space Needle, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73680029
Date: 1961-12-04
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