In 1962, when were Sophomores, the Seattle World's Fair wowed us. It required a trip to the "big city," then 500,000 people. The futuristic monorail and other Jetson-type displays were exciting and inspirational. I remember buying and creating an injected plastic momento, in blue. Seems like I may still have a stamped metal coin as well. The trip up the Space Needle was just 42 seconds and the view was like nothing we had seen before. Remember, if you stood in one place long enough you got a slow 360 degree view of the Seattle area.
Back on the ground, a display that I was drawn to was the 1,000,000 silver dollars. This was in the day when $20,000 could get you a very nice 4 bedroom home. I'm an optimist but I've always wondered if the plastic-faced 9'x9'x9' box was really full of dollars or if it was just a deceptive display. My money is on the latter.
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Dwight, This was great to read! Last summer was the first time I had returned to the Space Needle and Brent and I took our daughter, Linzi, to tour Seattle. What fun we had! She was so excited to see the city and we had a clear day. People put notes around the window and she signed them each time and had a great time conversing with other young adults as we stayed 2 rounds. I really suggest that all of us that left for other states do a visitors trip to Seattle! Also, thank you for keeping this communication going. You have been a God-send for those of us that haven't taken the time to do it!
Also, thank you for keeping me in the loop! Sandra King
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