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You remember how I am a sucker for architectural stuff?  Bridges on the East Coast, bridges on the West Coast, cathedrals, towers, dams, classic architecture…ya know, nerdy I-used-to-be-a-declared-architecture-major stuff.   I’ve been to Seattle twice now and have yet to go to her most iconic monument.  (Ok, I’ll stop with the obsessive linkage..see “Proof that I’m a Nerd–with a capital “N”.) I’ll save you the history on the Space Needle, but it was built in the 1960′s for the World Fair with deliciously mod-ish architecture.

I begged Handsome to walk around the entire base taking pictures with me, the sun wasn’t right from this side, the stairs make for cooler angles from that side.  I  figure since it took him a third trip to his hometown before I got a trip to the Space Needle, he can deal with wandering around the base for an hour.

We did not go up to the top of the Space Needle, because despite the blue-ness of the sky in these photos (Thank you, Photoshop), it was really quite gray and with very limited visibility.  What?  I like the overcast thing, but I’d rather my archived memories had a bit more color.  It should be noted, my scarf was a bright blue to start with, thank you Handsome.  If I’m going to spend $18 dollars on an elevator ride, I’d like to see more than 3 blocks; which means that I get to go back on another trip to Seattle, which means you–dear Internets–get yet another rambling post about how much I love architecture (see obsessive linking at the beginning of the post).

I wish I could write something more that is entertaining, or give you fodder to make fun of nerdtasticness…but I can’t help but just look at the forty dozen or so pictures from the Space Needle and just, be happy.  So, I’ll just leave it at that.  Fifty-year old monuments that bear a striking resemblance to a UFO stuck on top of a tripod somehow make me happy.  Shrug.

If you like tall tower-y things, you need to go to Toronto.

Comment by sovknight 2009 January 5 @ 1:01 am

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Gorgeous! I haven’t been to Seattle for 15 years and I’m pretty sure it’s time to go back.

Comment by Jess 2009 January 5 @ 7:51 am

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i’ve always wanted to go to the space needle. visiting it would definitely make me happy too.

Comment by cady 2009 January 5 @ 8:23 am

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It’s a gorgeous piece of work, isn’t it? When Ian and I took a trip to Seattle, we stayed in the travelodge near the Space Needle, and had a view of it from our window. It was a mere two block walk away, which was pretty nice. I don’t recommend that crusty travelodge, though. Gross.

Comment by Sra 2009 January 5 @ 11:19 am

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I feel kind of giddy whenever I go to Queens and drive by the “spaceships” from the 1964 World’s Fair. They’re so silly looking, yet I love them.

Someday I’ll get to Seattle and enjoy the ridiculously named Space Needle for myself, I hope!

Comment by Noelle 2009 January 5 @ 12:52 pm

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you are too cute. i’m an architect nerd sometimes too

Comment by katelin 2009 January 5 @ 6:30 pm

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Love all the pictures. Love your Christmas pictures too. LOVE the green candle holders. How’s that snow? So fun to read up on your blog Heidi. Take care and love ya!

Comment by Megan 2009 January 5 @ 11:00 pm

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