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.
Worker surveying construction at top of Space Needle, ca. November 13-15, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70100010
Date: 1961-11-13
View this itemWorkers installing cross-tie between Space Needle legs, ca. September 12, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69670022
Date: 1961-09-12
View this itemWorkers distribute concrete at 100' Space Needle observation deck, ca. November 27, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73550019
Date: 1961-11-27
View this itemCrane and workers placing section of Space Needle core, ca. June 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68780007
Date: 1961-06
View this itemWorker tries to swing cable beneath Space Needle beam, ca. November 3, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69990001
Date: 1961-11-03
View this itemWorkers lowering Space Needle derrick boom, ca. December 15, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74620018
Date: 1961-12-15
View this itemPlacing cross-tie between Space Needle core and first leg, ca. July 19, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68820018
Date: 1961-07-19
View this itemCrane lifting section of Space Needle core, ca. late September 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69690021
Date: 1961-09
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