50 years later, Seattle Center continues to evolve

Published June 9, 2012 6:13pm ET



SEATTLE (AP) — Fifty years after the World’s Fair inserted the Space Needle into Seattle’s skyline, the city is celebrating that anniversary by offering an array of new things to see and do at Seattle Center: from a zip line to a new art glass museum.

Seattle’s 74-acre gathering place has been gradually reinventing itself for years, with a new opera house and a rock ‘n roll museum designed by Frank Gehry.

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