61. Sky Ride Station North

Located in the International Mall was the northern station for the Union 76 Sky Ride, an aerial tram built for the fair by Von Roll Iron Works in Switzerland. The southern station was located in Gayway near the Monorail Station. An interesting note is that this was the first example of the trademark Union 76 "ball" that was consequently used on their gas stations. 

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The ride stayed on location until 1981 when the entire thing (including both stations) was relocated to the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, where it is still in use to this day. 

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