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.
View NE from Space Needle, 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76600002
Date: 1962
Workers tightening bolts on Space Needle leg, ca. October 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69730004
Date: 1961-10-16
Workers installing wall forms in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230002
Date: 1961-12-21
Vehicles at Space Needle construction site, ca. June 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68770005
Date: 1961-06
Workers install steel plate at top of Space Needle, ca. November 16, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_72690006
Date: 1961-11-16
Worker installing cross-tie between Space Needle legs, ca. August 7, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68880023
Date: 1961-08-07
Workers pouring concrete floor in Space Needle restaurant, ca. December 21, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_76230013
Date: 1961-12-21
Space Needle with half of ring girders installed, ca. November 2, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_69980002
Date: 1961-11-02
Workers lowering Space Needle derrick, ca. December 14, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_74610019
Date: 1961-12-14
Workers driving drift pin into place on third Space Needle leg, ca. July 31, 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68840021
Date: 1961-07-31