I was fortunate to visit the Space Needle in 1962 on my first visit to Seattle – what a thrill to have a drink in a rotating restaurant! Apparently there was no thought of a time capsule until 1982.
From Crosscut: “Time capsules and the future go together, but when the futuristic Space Needle was built in 1962, it didn’t get one. That omission was rectified on the Needle’s 20th anniversary in 1982 when a time capsule was buried inside the structure on the Observation Deck, where it has been “lost” for the last 35 years. Until this week, that is, when it was found and opened in front of live TV cameras.” Click here for the full article.