Photos of the Seattle Space Needle Being Cleaned

Scott Beale
May 16, 2008

KOMO-TV has posted some amazing photos of the Space Needle in Seattle being washed by a cleaning crew from Karcher GmbH & Co. This was the first time that the Space Needle had been cleaned since if opened for the 1962 World’s Fair.

Some Karcher GmbH & Co.’s of previous cleaning jobs include the Statue of Liberty, Brandenburg Gate and Mount Rushmore.

via Jason Kottke

photos by Karcher GmbH & Co.

Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.