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May 26, 2012
KPLU Local News
KPLU Local News
Washing Down the Space Needle
(2008-06-02)
(KPLU) - Seattle's iconic Space Needle is overdue for a bath. The gleaming white structure hasn't had a professional cleaning since it was built for the 1962 World's Fair. How do you get nearly 50 years worth of air pollution, urban grime and bird droppings off a 600-foot-tall building that looks like it escaped from an episode of The Jetsons? KPLU's Liam Moriarty talked to the guys doing it. © Copyright 2012, KPLU