For the past few days, I have been listening to documentaries on the historic renovation of the cathedral. In so doing, I am struck by similarities that exist between the plight of Notre-Dame de Paris and our own Pike Place Market. To learn more, I will explain. when you read the blog. In this tale, it is the two Victors: Victor Hugo and Notre-Dame de Paris and Victor Steinbrueck and the Pike Place Market who made a positive difference with similarities of purpose.
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The Inspiring, Incredible, Off-the-Charts Fabulous!
1962 Seattle World's Fair
Watercolor: Space Needle, Coliseum, Science Pavilion. 2021.
1962 Seattle World's Fair
2022 will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. This spectacular event attracted over 10 million visitors during the six months it was open from April 21-October 21, 1962. The World’s Fair provided Seattle with an iconic landmark, the Space Needle. It gave the world a vision of the future. In its wake, it left the City of Seattle with major infrastructure serving as a cultural nexus to this day. I find the fair incredibly inspirational for the times in which we now live.
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