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Why is the space needle called the space needle?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/19/2023

The space needle has nothing to do with space, it is just a tourist location in Seattle, WA that is used for restaurant's. It slowly rotates and mostly just looks cool.

Actually.. It was built for the World's Fair. Not for restaurants.

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for the world fair in 1962, seattle was hosting that year and WA la the space needle was born

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∙ 13y ago

it is soooooo tall it looks like you are looking down from space when you are at the top.

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