Historical Marker
Princess Hotel
Historical marker location:
5443 Ballard Avenue NW, Seattle, Washington
( Marker can be reached from Ballard Avenue Northwest south of NW Market Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Ballard Avenue Landmark District.
The Seattle Space Needle, built for the 1962 World's Fair, was designed to withstand winds of up to 200 miles per hour and earthquakes of up to 9.0 magnitude.