A person who wanted to remain anonymous recently found an intact copy of the April 8, 1962, special edition of The Seattle Times which featured splashy graphics and stories about the Century 21 World’s Fair.
The person cleans out distressed homes for a living and while working on one home (no word yet on if it was in Queen Anne) uncovered the vintage newspaper. The person then brought the paper to the staff at Second Use Building Materials in the South District.
Come April, it will have been 50 years since the World’s Fair cast an international light on sleepy Seattle. Fair organizers estimated that the fair would attract more than 2 million visitors, and that many were anticipating inaugural rides up the Space Needle.
If you have any memories from the World’s Fair or want to share some artifact you’ve kept all these years, please send a picture and a description to The View at tips@queenanneview.com.