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 installing cross-tie between Space Needle legs, ca. September 12, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69670021
Date: 1961-09-12
View this itemWorkers on Space Needle Restaurant level, ca. December 28, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76210019
Date: 1961-12-28
View this itemWorkers pour concrete at 100' Space Needle observation deck, ca. November 27, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73550018
Date: 1961-11-27
View this itemChild on rock at unidentified coastal beach, ca. August 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68840028
Date: 1961-08
View this itemWorkers securing Space Needle ring girder, ca. November 13-15, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_70100004
Date: 1961-11-13
View this itemWorkers painting Space Needle roof, ca. late January 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_064
Date: 1962-01
View this itemWorkers on Space Needle construction float, ca. late September 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69690004
Date: 1961-09
View this itemWorkers atop Space Needle, ca. early December 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_73670002
Date: 1961-12
View this itemCrane operator close-up at Space Needle, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830027
Date: 1961-07
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