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In keeping with the 21st Century theme of the World’s Fair, the final coats of paint were dubbed ‘Astronaut White’ for the legs, ‘Orbital Olive’ for the core of the structure, ‘Re-entry Red’ for the Halo and ‘Galaxy Gold’ for the sunburst and pagoda roof. The basic Space Needle tower was completed in December 1961, eight months after it began. Once the pour was completed, the foundation weighed as much as the Space Needle itself, establishing the center of gravity just five feet above ground. It took 467 cement trucks an entire day to fill the hole, and the largest continuous concrete pour ever attempted in the West. An underground foundation was poured into a hole 30’ deep and 120’ across. Wright Construction Company, progressed quickly. However, just before the search was abandoned, a suitable 120-foot-by-120-lot on the site of an old fire station was found and sold to investors for $75,000 in 1961, just 13 months before the opening of the World’s Fair.Ĭonstruction, managed by the Howard S. Early investigations indicated such a plot of land did not exist. The tower had to be privately financed and situated on land that could be acquired for private use on the fairgrounds. Location and financing were also major challenges. Home sweet home … planting our three legs. Architect Victor Steinbrueck came up with the wasp-waisted tower shape based on an abstract sculpture of a dancer called “The Feminine One.” 1961 Graham’s team worked on sketches and ideas before a final design was reached just a year and a half before the World’s Fair. fresh from his success in designing the world’s first auto-centric shopping mall (Seattle’s Northgate) and experimenting with a revolving bar in Hawaii, focused on a flying saucer-shaped top house. Carlson’s initial sketch underwent many transformations, including designs that resembled a landed UFO, a tethered balloon and even a cocktail shaker with a tram ferrying visitors to the top.Īrchitect John “Jack” Graham, Jr. The first obstacle was the structure’s final design. Once again, Nobuyuki finds himself needing to protect Mika.Carlson and his supporters soon found moving the symbol from doodle to the drawing board, and then to the construction phase, was far from easy. He then sends incriminating evidence of the long-lost crime to Mika. First, he seduces Nobuyuki's wife and begins an illicit affair with her. The past appears to have been buried for good, until one day the only witness to the crime, Tasuku, reappears with a vendetta on his mind. Nobuyuki, meanwhile, is married to another woman and has a five-year-old daughter. Fast forward 25 years later, and Mika has become an actress leading a glamorous life.
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That night, a devastating tsunami hits the island, wiping out most of it's residents. But someone witnessed the incident: a young neighbor named Tasuku, who looks up to Nobuyuki. Nobuyuki naturally obliges and ends up killing the man. Thinking quickly, Mika responds by pretending that she is being molested and calls for Nobuyuki's help. One night, he catches her in the arms of another man. The music is an additional character in the scenes, showing the determination of the people and a great sense of loss, agony, and love.A synopsis of the film: On Mihama, an island off the coast of Tokyo, a middle school student, Nobuyuki, will do anything for his beautiful girlfriend and classmate, Mika. Poignant, aggressive, but serene sound track created by Jeff Mills for And Then There Was Light, a Japanese film directed by Tatsushi Omori based on the novel Hikari by Shion Miura. Title: And Then There Was Light (Original Soundtrack)