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Restaurant Industry Will Have Important Role In "Century 21" Exposition By VICTOR ROSELLINI Member Century 21 Exposition Commission Washington's Century 21 Exposition which opens May 10, 1961 and closes October 10, 1962 in Seattle marks the first time in 20 years the federal government has agreed to participate in an international exposition held in this country. As hosts to those passing through our state, going to and from the Exposition, industry and labor has the responsibility of making the stay of our visitors as pleasant as possible. And this is particularly true of our industry, for aside from those few visiting with friends, our industry daily will be meeting these visitors. They will pass judgment upon us and our state by the impression they receive from us. When you realize that an estimated 15 to 23 million out-of-state visitors will visit Washington in 1961-62 you begin to get an idea of what will happen. During those two years our visitors will spend $800-million- plus dollars in this state. Of that staggering total about one-third, or some $266 million will be spent for food alone. Another $160 million will be spent for entertainment. Let's take a look at some more figures. The Exposition is being held in Seattle because you need a large metropolitan center from which to draw the day-today crowds. But, as far as the visitors are concerned the Exposition is truly a statewide event. For example EDWARD E. CARLSON, right. Western Hotels executive and chairman of the World Fair Commission, at an informal meeting of the Commission with other officials last summer. From left, Roger C. Walsh, special assistant to the Attorney Generals Ray Olsen, State Representative? Victor Rosellini, Commission member; Ewen C. Dingwall, Exposition director,* J. D. Rraman, City Councilman, and Charles M. Stokes, Commission member, Olsen and Braman are Commission members in addition to their other official duties. A GLEEFUL President Eisenhower, flanked by Governor Albert D. Rosellini, center, and Seattle Mayor Gordon C. Clinton, right, watches the seconds start ticking off between now and 196 L The President is pictured at the Boeing Flight Center where he activated the electronic countdown computer. The chronometer counts the seconds, minutes, hours and days until noon. May 10, 1961 when Century 21 Exposition opens. 50 per cent of all tourists entering the state come via Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Walla Walla. Another 13 per cent enter the state via Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, while the remaining 37 per cent enter via Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Wash. From these figures it's plain to see that every one of us will be meeting tourists. In fact our industry will meet more of them than any other industry in the state. That's why it is so important that we make these visitors welcome. Planning for the program is going ahead well. Preliminary designs for the new state coliseum will be ready May 1. Modification of two buildings on the site—-the Ice Arena and Civic Auditorium—-will be completed well in advance of the opening date. In fact conversion of the Ice Arena will be finished this summer and plans are nearly ready for the changeover of the Civic Auditorium to a concert-exposition hall. Our industry is fortunate in having good representation on the Century 21 Exposition Commission, the directing body for the Exposition. Edward B. Carlson of Western Hotels is chairman of the commission and State representative Ray L. Olsen, editor of Allied Fodo and Beverage, and myself are on the commission along with J. D. Braman, Seattle councilman; W. C. Goodloe, attorney; Charles M. Stokes, attorney, and (Continued on page 41) 32 ALLIED FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Object Description
Title | Restaurant Industry Will Have Important Role in "Century 21" Exposition |
Identifier | spl_c21_2772482 |
Description | Article in March 1959 issue of Allied Food and Beverage, describing the restaurant industry's involvement in the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). |
Subjects (LCSH) |
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle |
Author | Rosellini, Victor |
Date | 1959-03 |
Decade | 1950/1959 |
Period |
Before the Fair |
Original Publisher | Seattle - Washington State Restaurant Association |
Digitization Specifications | Master images scanned on Xerox Workcentre Bookmark 40 at 600 pixels per inch, black and white, saved as TIFF files. |
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Collection | Century 21 Digital Collection |
Contributing Institution | The Seattle Public Library |
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Type (DCMI) | text |
Local Type | Publications |
Source | http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2772482030 |
Date created | 2015-04-12 |
Description
Title | Page 32 |
File Format | image/jp2 |
Collection | Century 21 Digital Collection |
Contributing Institution | The Seattle Public Library |
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Type (DCMI) | text |
Transcript | Restaurant Industry Will Have Important Role In "Century 21" Exposition By VICTOR ROSELLINI Member Century 21 Exposition Commission Washington's Century 21 Exposition which opens May 10, 1961 and closes October 10, 1962 in Seattle marks the first time in 20 years the federal government has agreed to participate in an international exposition held in this country. As hosts to those passing through our state, going to and from the Exposition, industry and labor has the responsibility of making the stay of our visitors as pleasant as possible. And this is particularly true of our industry, for aside from those few visiting with friends, our industry daily will be meeting these visitors. They will pass judgment upon us and our state by the impression they receive from us. When you realize that an estimated 15 to 23 million out-of-state visitors will visit Washington in 1961-62 you begin to get an idea of what will happen. During those two years our visitors will spend $800-million- plus dollars in this state. Of that staggering total about one-third, or some $266 million will be spent for food alone. Another $160 million will be spent for entertainment. Let's take a look at some more figures. The Exposition is being held in Seattle because you need a large metropolitan center from which to draw the day-today crowds. But, as far as the visitors are concerned the Exposition is truly a statewide event. For example EDWARD E. CARLSON, right. Western Hotels executive and chairman of the World Fair Commission, at an informal meeting of the Commission with other officials last summer. From left, Roger C. Walsh, special assistant to the Attorney Generals Ray Olsen, State Representative? Victor Rosellini, Commission member; Ewen C. Dingwall, Exposition director,* J. D. Rraman, City Councilman, and Charles M. Stokes, Commission member, Olsen and Braman are Commission members in addition to their other official duties. A GLEEFUL President Eisenhower, flanked by Governor Albert D. Rosellini, center, and Seattle Mayor Gordon C. Clinton, right, watches the seconds start ticking off between now and 196 L The President is pictured at the Boeing Flight Center where he activated the electronic countdown computer. The chronometer counts the seconds, minutes, hours and days until noon. May 10, 1961 when Century 21 Exposition opens. 50 per cent of all tourists entering the state come via Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Walla Walla. Another 13 per cent enter the state via Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, while the remaining 37 per cent enter via Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Wash. From these figures it's plain to see that every one of us will be meeting tourists. In fact our industry will meet more of them than any other industry in the state. That's why it is so important that we make these visitors welcome. Planning for the program is going ahead well. Preliminary designs for the new state coliseum will be ready May 1. Modification of two buildings on the site—-the Ice Arena and Civic Auditorium—-will be completed well in advance of the opening date. In fact conversion of the Ice Arena will be finished this summer and plans are nearly ready for the changeover of the Civic Auditorium to a concert-exposition hall. Our industry is fortunate in having good representation on the Century 21 Exposition Commission, the directing body for the Exposition. Edward B. Carlson of Western Hotels is chairman of the commission and State representative Ray L. Olsen, editor of Allied Fodo and Beverage, and myself are on the commission along with J. D. Braman, Seattle councilman; W. C. Goodloe, attorney; Charles M. Stokes, attorney, and (Continued on page 41) 32 ALLIED FOOD AND BEVERAGE |
Date created | 2012-04-02 |