Century 21 City

Century 21 City traces the trajectory of Seattle’s rise to prominence, as it invented a modern economy that could thrive in an isolated, misty corner of the map. The quiet town on Puget Sound now hosts world-leading companies and has become a magnet for talent from every continent.

In the 1950s, Seattle was a minor-league city, with an economy that had changed little since the Klondike Gold Rush. The Century 21 Exhibition, Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, aimed to shake the region out of its eco...