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"he Century 21 Exposition will be the first international exposition held in the United States since 1939. The U. S. Department of
tate, on behalf of the President, has invited 84 nations to participate, and the Congress has appropriated $9 million for the official
J. S. exhibit.  From April 21 to October 21, 1962, the Exposition will be visited by an estimated ten million people.
'heme  and Scope
entury 21 will differ from past expositions in that it will offer not a review of man's progress but an insight into his future.
/Ian stands on a new frontier. His rockets are making paths he will soon follow. The Century 21 Exposition will look beyond this
rontier into the Space Age. It will offer an insight into the World of Century 21. The aim of the Century 21 Exposition is to portray
'Man in the Space Age"--to take its millions of visitors from the cultures of today's world into a multi-hued projection of what lies
ihead — to preview the ways man will work and play and live in the year 2000. #«.•-
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The Century 21 Exposition will take place in a young and vigorous region appropriate to the pioneering theme of man's newest frontier,
Ipace. The State of Washington has a greater proportion of young people and a higher rate of population growth than the United States
is a whole. Its atomic energy plants and aeronautic firms make it a center of space-age technology. In population, retail sales, capi-
al investment and industrial output, Washington is the second largest of the eleven Western States, and its market growth potential
)laces it among the ten top states in the nation.
)ccupying the northwest corner of the United States, Washington has close economic and cultural ties with the two newest states,
Alaska and Hawaii, and with Canada and the Orient. It is described by one of America's leading travel magazines as "the United
tates' most beautiful corner", and is visited by more than four million tourists each year. Residents can visit a different scenic area
ivery weekend for five years and not see all the State's recreation resources.
?he Century 21 Exposition is located at the heart of a concentrated population of nearly one million people. Seattle, a major American
ourist center, is bounded by Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west and by Lake Washington and the Cascade Range to
he east. The lakes and Sound, providing almost 200 miles of waterfront, offer fresh and salt water fishing, swimming, boating and
yater skiing and make Seattle the pleasure boat capital of the world. Seattle is the largest community and most important trading center
•f the Pacific Northwest. It is the Gateway to Alaska and an important port of embarkation to Hawaii and the Orient. The city's fine
eep-water port lies at the foot of the downtown district, and it is served by many steamship lines, four major transcontinental railroads
nd nine major airlines.
rhe Site
"he State of Washington and the City of Seattle have invested $6 million in the purchase of land which, together with adjacent property
lready owned by the city, will form the Exposition site. Exhibit buildings and utilities valued at $15 million are already on the site.
iti additional $23 million will be spent by the Century 21 Corporation and the City, State and Federal Governments for new buildings
nd site development.
"he 74-acre Exposition site is just 1 mile north of Seattle's downtown business area and a few hundred yards from its salt water port
acilities.  The site lies only 3 blocks from the state's major north-south highway.
he site will be divided into the five Worlds of Century 21, connected by a network of walkways, streets and plazas known as theBoule-
ards of the World. In all, the Exposition provides 400,000 square feet of exhibit space in permanent buildings, 350,000 square feet in
emporary structures and 550,000 square feet of outdoor area for the construction of pavilions, restaurants, shops and amusement at-
ractions.
"he World of Science
n September of 1959 the United States Government appropriated $9 million for the sponsorship of the World of Science area in the
•entury 21 Exposition. The World of Science will occupy 6-1/2 acres of the Exposition site. The feature structures in this area will be
he $3-1/2 million U. S. international science buildings. The Government of the United States will develop an integrated international
xhibit which will give an account of the progress and direction of science in the Space Age. Century 21's National Science Advisory
loard, with other distinguished scientists throughout the world, will assist in the developing plans for the World of Science exhibits.
Resident Eisenhower wrote the following to Congress in his transmission of the plans for participation in the Century 21 Exposition:
... we must constantly state and demonstrate our belief that increased scientific knowledge must be used for the benefit of man.
he plan for . . . this international exposition will carry ... an expression of the willingness of the United States to share scientific
rogress."