Century21 Exposition Official Guidebook - Monorail



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The Monorail at Century 21 Exposition, America's Space Age World's Fair, takes visitors one mile from downtown Seattle to the World of Tomorrow site in 97 seconds.

The Monorail for the Seattle World's Fair, ready to whisk 10,000 passengers an hour from downtown Seattle to the site of the $70,000,000 Century 21 Exposition. Built by Alweg Rapid Transit Company, it is the world's first high speed, mass transit Monorail, covering the 1.2 mile route in 96 seconds, for a thrilling, silent ride.

Two symbols of modern times. The sleek Alweg Monorail, first of its kind in America, swiftly whisks visitors to the Seattle World's Fair grounds and back to beautiful downtown Seattle. Like a sentinel watching, stands the 600-foot Space Needle.