I know! It seems like only yesterday that the "Century 21 Exposition" took place, and I took my first look across the city from the observation deck. I was 7. I've been back up there many times, but the first time was the best time.
There's a museum in Seattle called Museum of History and Industry, or "MOHAI" ( moe-hi ) for short. In the museum, you can see pictures of them constructing the needle. And in the photos, men would be working on the top (like the halo) with absolutely no safety equipment! No net, harness, or ropes! All leaning straight over the city with nothing but wood planks beneath them and large gaps straight to your death between every plank. SCARY AS HECK
Ben Tracy takes tentative baby steps on his walk around the Needle's "halo." Boy, he's an intrepid soul completely committed to getting the story. I think most of us would be paralyzed with fear out on that metal ribbon. Or passed out in our puke.
The cameraman isn't walking backward. He has a miniature camera mounted facing backward on his helmet, so he can walk facing forward. Freeze the video at 2:43 to see the setup.
Unfortunately, the greedy owners of this supposedly "historic site" continue to chop at it, adding more floors to increase it's "profitability", and RUIN it's original, graceful lines.
Doing the Halo walk would be totally cool. I love Seattle so much and am still kicking myself for moving away. Now it is way too expensive to move back.
If that was city money spent, it was spent unwisely. Demolition would have been better. I thought it was an eyesore when I was at the World's Fair, and it still is.
Why do journalists always build scripts around bad puns? Is that something they're taught in school? Is it the same class where they all learn to inflect their sentences in the same weirdly stilted way?
Would you "modernize" the Eiffel Tower? The Tower of Pisa? Stonehenge? The one "modernization" was the addition in 1982 of another restaurant, down at the 100-foot level, and that is roundly criticized as a travesty that ruined an iconic structure.
It is too bad this video did not show all the changes they did . They actually brought it back to much closer than it was recently . The main structure is perfect the way it is . They had to get approval from historic committee on all changes . Have not been up in years , will have to go check out the glass floors etc.
The Space Needle was the inspiration for the apartment building in the animated 1962 series The Jetsons.
Awesome CBS! Love you for posting this. We got to go visit this month.....
LETS GO SEATTLE REPRESENTING!!!!!
Hard to believe it was built over 50 years ago.
I know! It seems like only yesterday that the "Century 21 Exposition" took place, and I took my first look across the city from the observation deck. I was 7. I've been back up there many times, but the first time was the best time.
Still looks good!
Wonderful. And as always, kudos to the cameraman
There's a museum in Seattle called Museum of History and Industry, or "MOHAI" ( moe-hi ) for short. In the museum, you can see pictures of them constructing the needle. And in the photos, men would be working on the top (like the halo) with absolutely no safety equipment! No net, harness, or ropes! All leaning straight over the city with nothing but wood planks beneath them and large gaps straight to your death between every plank. SCARY AS HECK
3:49 how flat earthers act what a globe earth would be like
Ben Tracy takes tentative baby steps on his walk around the Needle's "halo." Boy, he's an intrepid soul completely committed to getting the story. I think most of us would be paralyzed with fear out on that metal ribbon. Or passed out in our puke.
More impressive than Ben Tracy walking on the Space Needle's halo is the cameraman who's shooting him doing it... while walking backward.
The cameraman isn't walking backward. He has a miniature camera mounted facing backward on his helmet, so he can walk facing forward. Freeze the video at 2:43 to see the setup.
what a twist i think its great way to enjoy a restaurant
You can see a cheaper and higher view at Columbia Tower
Unfortunately, the greedy owners of this supposedly "historic site" continue to chop at it, adding more floors to increase it's "profitability", and RUIN it's original, graceful lines.
Its supposed to represent the future and can't do that if it stays in the past
It was stolen by the rich for the rich.
Doing the Halo walk would be totally cool. I love Seattle so much and am still kicking myself for moving away. Now it is way too expensive to move back.
What ever happened to the short time when they had fire coming out of the top of the needle?
Anyway I can get that viewfinder device?
trust me I'm 10 and I was on it like your scared when you first get on but stay on for a while and then it's not do bad
i learned from this from a world book encyclopedia
Californians stop moving to Seattle
Christian lol i feel you my town wasnt built to have this many people
Christian well, please don’t send them Austin!
#ACCESSTOENERGY
Now just a pig tower to the pig rich.
Cool.....
neat
why do they a drone
I CBS all the time
If that was city money spent, it was spent unwisely. Demolition would have been better. I thought it was an eyesore when I was at the World's Fair, and it still is.
Why do journalists always build scripts around bad puns? Is that something they're taught in school? Is it the same class where they all learn to inflect their sentences in the same weirdly stilted way?
What a depressingly dull life. Maybe she could impale herself to be more inspirational.
It's looks so old fashioned, the design needs a modernization, IMO.
Would you "modernize" the Eiffel Tower? The Tower of Pisa? Stonehenge? The one "modernization" was the addition in 1982 of another restaurant, down at the 100-foot level, and that is roundly criticized as a travesty that ruined an iconic structure.
Yeah, you have a good point .
It is too bad this video did not show all the changes they did . They actually brought it back to much closer than it was recently . The main structure is perfect the way it is . They had to get approval from historic committee on all changes . Have not been up in years , will have to go check out the glass floors etc.