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>>> WELCOME BACK. YOU HAVE SEEN THE SPACE NEEDLE
TONIGHT FROM ITS CONCEPTION TO
ITS CONSTRUCTION.
ITS CONSTRUCTION. NOW TIME TO REVEAL ITS
COMPLETION.
COMPLETION. MORE THAN 60 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE VISITED THE SPACE NEEDLE
SINCE IT OPENED IN 1962.
ONLY A HANDFUL HAVE SEEN IT
LIKE THIS.
LIKE THIS. A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE
CONSTRUCTION STARTED.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED. >> IT'S EXCITING TO SEE IT
TRANSFORM SO QUICKLY.
THE FLOOR ON THE 500 FOOT LEVEL
IS NOW CALLED THE LOOP.
THE WORLD'S FIRST REVOLVING
GROUND -- GLASS FLOOR.
CAN STAND OR SIT ON THE GLASS
HUNDREDS OF FEET FROM SEATTLE.
THE ONLY THING THAT FALLS IS
YOUR FEAR.
YOUR FEAR. >> YOU SEE THIS MOTOR
>> WHEN YOU LOOK UP IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
>> SO SEAMLESS IS THE NEW GRAND
STAIRCASE IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
THERE WAS NOT ONE HERE BEFORE.
ON THE OBSERVATION DECK GONE
ARE THE STEEL CABLES AND WALLS
OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW.
THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH
MASSIVE GLASS PANELS THAT
GENTLY SLOPE OUTWARD.
>> I THOUGHT PEOPLE MIGHT BE
SHY ABOUT COMING TO THE EDGE.
WE WERE SEEING PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES HAVING THE GREATEST TIME.
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TAKEN
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEIR FAMILIES.
>> THERE IS -- THE ONLY THING
BETWEEN YOU AND SEATTLE IS
GLASS.
GLASS.
GLASS. IT
GLASS. IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
>> ALL TOLD AROUND 500 PEOPLE
WORKED ON THE MAKEOVER.
THEY HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO
KEEPING THE LEGACY GOING.
WELL INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.
>> WE THINK THIS SORT OF
RESTORE SOME OF THE INTENT OF
THE RETINAL DESIGNERS BUT THEY
DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO
DO IT IN 1962.
>> THE SO EXCEEDED ANY
EXPECTATIONS THAT I HAD FOR MY
OWN LIFE OR MY CAREER.
IT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE DELIGHT.
>> I AM GOING TO WALK AWAY WITH
A VERY COMFORTABLE GRIN ON MY
FACE THAT I WAS A PART OF THIS
SPACE LEFT.
SPACE LEFT. >> IT'S EXCITING TO BE A PART
OF.
OF.
OF. THERE
OF. THERE WERE CHALLENGES ALL ALONG
THE WAY BUT EVERYONE ON THE
TEAM REALLY STEPPED UP ACROSS
THE BOARD.
THE BOARD. >> IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK
ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARKS IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. >>> THAT'S IT.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED
WATCHING THE TRANSFORMATION OF
SEATTLE'S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARK.
THIS IS JUST PHASE 1 OF THE
PROJECT.
PROJECT.
PROJECT. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF
CHANGES IN THE YEARS AHEAD AND
PLENTY OF MEMORIES YET TO BE
MADE.
MADE.
MADE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.