Sixty-three years ago on this day in Seattle, the Century 21, 1962 World’s Fair debuted, just before Noon. Less than an hour earlier, the gates to the Century 21 Exposition opened at 11 a.m.
There were a couple of odd missteps on this historic opening.
The first was merely a hiccup.
The fair’s West Gate couldn’t open to let thousands of eager fairgoers in, as someone lost the West Gate’s key. It eventually opened 22 minutes late.
Once fairgoers arrived at Memorial Stadium, the crowd saw water skiers, pulled by motorboats, making their way around a large oval water track…