Century 21 Exposition, America's Space Age World's Fair, April 21-October 21, 1962, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A : General Information

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Century 21 Exposition, the first international exposition to be held in the
United States since 1939, will open its gates to the world on April 21, 1962, in
Seattle. "Man in Space" is the theme of America's Space Age World's Fair.
For six months, a glittering projection of the world of tomorrow will be unfolded
against a backdrop of man's achievements since the dawn of the Space Age.
Five theme Worlds and the exotic Boulevards of the World will provide the
springboard for this fascinating flight into the 21st Century.
Huge pavilions are now being built; two of them are larger in size and scope
than the U.S. Pavilion at the Brussels World's Fair. They will house exhibits and
programs of major scientific, commercial and cultural significance.
The world-wide importance of Century 21 Exposition emerged dramatically in
September of 1959, when the Government of the United States appropriated $9,000,000
to become prime exhibitor.
For when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this bill into law, the foreign
embassies in Washington, D. C. relayed a message to their respective governments:
The State of Washington and City of Seattle will play host to a truly unique event.
In Paris, the Bureau of International Expositions gave its sanction and approval
to Century 21 Exposition, the second U.S. exposition ever to achieve this world
recognition.
Today management of Century 21 is translating this opportunity into reality: an
exposition which will exceed $70,000,000 in investment.
Here is a brief inventory of progress:
1. Eighty-five nations of the world have been invited by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower to participate in Century 21.
2. National and international sales teams are signing major exhibitors for the
exposition. Offices with Century 21 representatives are active in Washington, D. C,
New York, Paris, Tokyo and Athens.
3. The $9,000,000 program of U.S. participation is the largest single appropriation ever made by Congress for a domestic exposition. A dramatic $3,900,000 U.S.
Science Pavilion will house the most extensive science exhibit ever assembled.
4. Coliseum Century 21, the State of Washington-financed pavilion designed to
display nearly four acres of international exhibits, will show how man will work, live
and play in the century ahead.
5. A Monorail, linking the downtown Seattle area with the Century 21 site, has
been engineered and contracts signed. The four-car train, of special futuristic design,
is a project of Alwac, International, and will be a prototype of high speed mass transportation of the future.
6. Century 21's Space Needle, a 550-foot tower, will rise on the highest ground
of the site as the focal point of the fair. A $2,157,000 spire with a revolving restaurant seating 220, and an observation deck, it will make a complete circle once each
hour, providing a view of the Olympic and Cascade ranges, Puget Sound and
Mt. Rainier.
7. The 74-acre complex of major buildings eventually will become one of the
world's outstanding metropolitan centers for art, recreation and convention use.
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