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 scaffolding below Space Needle, ca. December 5, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74540020
Date: 1961-12-04
View this itemConstruction of Space Needle foundation, ca. May 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68750014
Date: 1961-05
View this itemWest Seattle Branch Children's Room, Seattle Public Library, ca. 1910
Transcribed from photograph: "West Seattle Branch. Children's Room. 42nd Ave. S. W. and West College St. Built 1910. Interior."
Identifier: spl_shp_15289
Date: 1910
View this itemNorthgate Shopping Center, 1952
Transcribed from photograph: "Shopping Centers. Northgate. Airplane view looking toward west. 1950. Photo 1952. John Graham & Co., architects."
Identifier: spl_shp_20783
Date: 1952
View this itemWorkers on Space Needle core, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68810017
Date: 1961-07
View this itemWorker sanding Space Needle beam, ca. November 8, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70070001
Date: 1961-11-08
View this itemWorker on scaffolding beneath Space Needle, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76200027
Date: 1961-12-21
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 itemRocks at unidentified coastal beach, ca. August 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68840034
Date: 1961-08
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