A double-stacked glass elevator at the Space Needle enhances the views of Seattle in the tower’s latest modernization effort. (Space Needle Photo) The Space Needle is getting doubly cool ...

The improvements are being paid for with a $100 million private investment as part of the 2018 Century Project, which added 176 tons of glass to the Space Needle.

Space Needle unveils outdoor, all-glass, double-deck elevator for Memorial Day Weekend The other two elevators at the Space Needle are scheduled to be modernized and are expected to be open by 2028.