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Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Conceived and constructed 50 years ago, Berger details a broad spectrum of people who were associated with the construction, design and management of Seattle's Space Needle, capturing forgotten anecdotes and details along the way. Covering visits by the Kennedys, astronauts, Elvis, as well as real kings and emperors, Berger's account includes forgotten history, such as recalling that back in the ‘60s, an upcoming comedian named Bill Cosby hosted a daily radio from the Needle. The Space Needle, which began as a doodle in a hotel in Stuttgart, Germany, became a 21st-century symbol that has thrived, for most of its life to date, in the 20th century.

“Even if one has never been to the top, its presence on the skyline tells a story each and every day, whether it seems to hover like an alien ship landing on top of Queen Anne, or has lost everything but its slender legs in the gray clouds, or catches the brilliant light of a summer sunset. Day to day, in ways great and small, it is truly ‘a tower unique and inspiring.’”

Language: English

Pages: 184

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Documentary Media LLC

Release: May 12, 2022

ISBN: 1933245255

ISBN 13: 9781933245256

Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Conceived and constructed 50 years ago, Berger details a broad spectrum of people who were associated with the construction, design and management of Seattle's Space Needle, capturing forgotten anecdotes and details along the way. Covering visits by the Kennedys, astronauts, Elvis, as well as real kings and emperors, Berger's account includes forgotten history, such as recalling that back in the ‘60s, an upcoming comedian named Bill Cosby hosted a daily radio from the Needle. The Space Needle, which began as a doodle in a hotel in Stuttgart, Germany, became a 21st-century symbol that has thrived, for most of its life to date, in the 20th century.

“Even if one has never been to the top, its presence on the skyline tells a story each and every day, whether it seems to hover like an alien ship landing on top of Queen Anne, or has lost everything but its slender legs in the gray clouds, or catches the brilliant light of a summer sunset. Day to day, in ways great and small, it is truly ‘a tower unique and inspiring.’”

Language: English

Pages: 184

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Documentary Media LLC

Release: May 12, 2022

ISBN: 1933245255

ISBN 13: 9781933245256

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