Who Owns The Space Needle
Pacific car and foundry fabricates steel for seattle s iconic space needle built for the 1962 world s fair.
Who owns the space needle. Built in 1962 as. In 1977 bagley skinner and clapp sold their interest to howard wright who now controls it under the name of space needle corporation. Wright also is ceo and co owner of seattle hospitality group a large event planning and group management operator in the pacific northwest and.
In comparison the space needle was built in for about 4 5 million dollars in 1962. The needle was privately financed and built by the pentagram corporation consisting of bagley wright contractor howard s. Space race for the space needle s 50th anniversary it sponsored space race 2012 a contest that selected one lucky individual to win an actual flight into orbit.
Space needle corporation looms large over seattle. Technically it s owned by the space needle corporation but i believe the howard s. Wright is a stockholder in the space needle corp.
The construction company founded in 1885 built the space needle 50 years ago. Space needle corporation looms large over seattle. 1960 paccar forms joint venture with gustavo vildosola castro in mexico to form kenworth mexicana.
The strat is owned and operated by golden entertainment which acquired the resort and three other properties from american casino entertainment properties for 850 million in 2017. Wright family hsw construction co is the sole shareholder of the space needle corporation. The space needle stands at 605 feet tall.
Wright architect john graham ned skinner and norton clapp. The company owns the emerald city s space needle the 605 foot historical landmark that is recognized as the symbol of the city. The space needle is privately owned by the wright family and sits on a 120 foot by 120 foot private parcel of land on the seattle center campus.