Stories from the 1962 World's Fair
- Video Clip
Tracking Down the Bubbleator
The Bubbleator was one of the most visited attractions at the 1962 World's Fair. Find out where it is today.
- Interview
A Bubbleator Guide Remembers
At age 21, John Gessner, was the youngest Bubbleator operator. Hear his recollections of hosting one of the most visited attractions at the 1962 World's Fair.
- Conversations at KCTS 9
Albert Fisher
Join Albert Fisher, the former Director of Television and Motion Pictures for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, as he shares his memories of President Kennedy, Elvis Presley, and much more. He was just 20 years old when he got the job which changed his life.
- Interview
Music of Art and Toni Mineo for the 1962 World's Fair
Toni Mineo and son Gene Mineo discuss Attilio ("Art") Mineo's space age album 'Man in Space' and Toni Mineo's composition 'Rhapsody 21' for the 1962 World's Fair
- Interview
Stories from the Fair: Jane Morton
Jane Morton shares her memories of the World's Fair
The Bubbleator was one of the most visited attractions at the 1962 World's Fair. Find out where it is today.
At age 21, John Gessner, was the youngest Bubbleator operator. Hear his recollections of hosting one of the most visited attractions at the 1962 World's Fair.
We recall Seattle World's Fair memories with Albert Fisher, the former Director of Television and Motion Pictures for the 1962 World's Fair. Fisher was just 20 years old when he got the job which changed his life. He shares his memories of President Kennedy, Elvis Presley, and much more.
Attilio (“Art”) Mineo and wife Toni Mineo were musicians based in Tacoma, Washington at the time of the Seattle World’s Fair. In 1962, Art was contacted by the World’s Fair organizers to compose space-themed music for the Bubbleator ride... Read more and listen to Music by Art and Toni Mineo
Director John Gordon Hill lived in Seattle at the time of the fair. In this interview, John shares with us his memories of the 1962 World's Fair.
Enrique Cerna is the executive producer for the KCTS 9 documentary, 'The 1962 World's Fair: When Seattle Invented the Future." Enrique was nine at the time of the fair, which he attended with his family.
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Stories From KCTS 9 '62 Fair
KCTS 9 is teaming up with Seattle Center and Intersect to collect your stories of the 1962 World’s Fair. Do you have a memory from the Seattle World’s Fair? Share your stories and photos with us. It’s easy! Just sign up for a free account with Intersect. Click “Share a Story” at the top of the page. You’ll be asked to enter a title and date. Then you can add your photos, videos and text.
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Thought you might like to know who actually designed the Bubbleator - Thomas C. Howard of Synergetics, Inc in Raleigh, NC. It was designed for the World of Tomorrow exhibit in Key Arena. TC Howard designed the cube cloud exhibit and the Bubbleator. Also at the Seattle World's Fair, TC Howard designed the Ford Pavilion, a geodesic dome and the geodesic dome screen Spacearium, now the Laser Dome.
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