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.
Workers on Space Needle core, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68810017
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorker reviews Space Needle plans, ca. November 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70060010
Date: 1961-11-08
View this itemWorkers removing top ring base of Space Needle derrick, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76200009
Date: 1961-12-21
View this itemGolden Pheasant, November 30, 1974
Seattle - 101 year old house at 307 6th Av. S. - For story see P.I. Sat. Now. 30, 1974 - A5. View S.W. Top left is King County Stadium under constriction.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00071
Date: 1974-11-30
View this itemWorkers preparing to raise steel plates at Space Needle, ca. late September 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69700010
Date: 1961-09
View this itemFlower ramp overhang, Pike Place Market, June 1967
Market flower ramp overhang
Identifier:
Date: 1967-06
View this itemSpace Needle workers, ca. November 11, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70080020
Date: 1961-11-11
View this itemWorker welding Space Needle pagoda, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76220017
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemWorkers smooth concrete floor inside Space Needle, ca. December 4-7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73680021
Date: 1961-12-04
View this itemJudy Whalen under the boom of Bill Barkes' sailboat, January 1968
Judy Whalen under the boom of Bill Barkes's sailboat
Identifier:
Date: 1968-01
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