Gayway demolition
Title
Gayway demolition
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00368
Description
Demolition of "Hot Rods " ride , Gayway , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) . The Gayway is a $2 million operation designed by two experts in the amusement business : J . W . Patty Conklin , a 50-year veteran who handles amusements for the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto , and Harry Batt , who operates the Lake Ponchartrain Amusement Park in New Orleans HOT RODS--the latest in Italian sports cars , powered by gas engines , race around a double-decked track , combining the thrills of a roller coaster and a road race , imported from Italy . 50 . (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , p . 62.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Gayway (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Wrecking--Washington (State)--Seattle Amusement rides--Washington (State)--Seattle
Keywords
Gayway
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Date
1962-10-24
Period
After the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Demolition
Measurements
24.7 x 20 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 82,427,256 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-06-07
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