The other two elevators at the Space Needle are scheduled to be modernized and are expected to be open by 2028.

It suits Seattle’s utopianism without taking it too seriously.” Or as the Needle’s Fun Facts page reminds us, “The Space Needle is approximately 1,320 Milky Way candy bars (605 feet ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... More on the world’s first rotating glass floor When the Space Needle opened at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, it featured a rotating ...

The Space Needle unveiled its first double-decker 'Skyliner' elevators which feature floor-to-ceiling glass and are the first ...

There’s always one person who’s afraid of heights in a group ascending the 605-foot Space Needle. They’ll stand with their ...

The Space Age piece of architecture, which has become a symbol of Seattle ... of the Space Needle,” said Space Needle Chairman Jeff Wright. “This project both connects us back to our roots ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... Next phase: World’s first rotating glass floor When the Space Needle opened at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, it featured a rotating restaurant ...

The Space Needle unveiled its new double-decker, glass-door elevator, dubbed "The Skyliner," to the public Friday.

And they remind us of how far we’ve come, while also raising questions of who we are as a city. Workers excavate for the foundation of the Space Needle in 1961. (George Gulacsik via Seattle ...

Seattle Space Needle debuts new glass elevators made by Farmington-based Otis, offering swift ascents and panoramic views ...

A news chopper crashed just feet from the Seattle Space Needle this morning. March 18, 2014— -- Two people were killed and another injured this morning when a helicopter crashed in Seattle ...