Seattle's 1962 World's Fair (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0099V24W8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 407 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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One Star Carol A. McGowen I returned this book on Friday.Carol. 1962 World's Fair I did not attend this world's Fair, I was too young. I did attend the 1986 Vancouver Expo and the 1992 Sevilla ExpoBut the Seattle Fair started my interest on these events. A very informative book on how the whole Fair became a reality. Thanks, Jorge. Timothy G. Babock said A great photo story. A great compilation of photos from The Seattle World's Fair. Many are rare. This told the story. This is black and white photos and these Images of America books go that way. Bill Cotter has done the New York World's Fair edition (196A great photo story Timothy G. Babock A great compilation of photos from The Seattle World's Fair. Many are rare. This told the story. This is black and white photos and these Images of America books go that way. Bill Cotter has done the New York World's Fair edition (1964-1965) as well. This is the first book I have purchased in the series and I might buy a few more.. -1965) as well. This is the first book I have purchased in the series and I might buy a few more.
His collection of vintage photographs has been featured in numerous books, including five previous titles for Arcadia, as well as in magazine articles, documentaries, and on Web sites that document the histories of the fairs. . Bill Cotter has been an avid scholar and fan of world’s fairs since his first visit to the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair
They invited the whole world to visit for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, and more than nine million people took them up on the offer. When the fair ended, the site became a complex of parks and museums that remains a vibrant part of Seattle city life today.. Cities across the country hoped to attract new aerospace companies, but the city leaders of Seattle launched the most ambitious campaign of all. The entire city was transformed with the addition of the soaring Space Needle and the futuristic monorail. A colorful collection of exhibits turned 74 acres of rundown buildings into a futuristic wonderland where dozens of countries and companies predicted life in the future. When the United States entered the 1960s, the nation was swept up in the Space Race as the United States and the Soviet Union competed for supremacy in rocket and satellite technologies
About the Author Bill Cotter has been an avid scholar and fan of world’s fairs since his first visit to the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair. His collection of vintage photographs has been featured in numerous books, including five previous titles for Arcadia, as well as in magazine articles, documentaries, and on Web sites that document the histories of the fairs.