Chapter 7: The Bypassed East

I wasn't able to find much connection between Seattle and the Bypassed East since Seattle is again located on the North Western part of the US. Instead I would like elaborate on Seattle's landmark: The Space Needle.

 

The Space Needle is a tower located in Seattle. It is a great landmark and symbol of the Pacific Northwest and of Seattle.  The two architects of the Space Needle were Edward E. Carlson and John Graham. Now at the top of the tower we have a Pacific Northwest cuisine restaurant named Sky City that rotates 360 degrees so diners are able to see the view of Downtown Seattle. The tower was built for the 1962 World's Fair and is located at the Seattle Center. It is said that during that time almost 20,000 people rode the elevators a day with 2.3 million visitors at the fair. The tower is built 605 ft high and weighs about 9,550 tons. The tower is said to be able to withstand winds up to 200 mph and with a 25 lighting rods on its roof to protect it from lightening. It was dubbed a historic landmark on April 19, 1999.

sources
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3118.html
http://www.spaceneedle.com/