Orange you glad the Space Needle is going back to its usual self? Or have you gotten used to the pumpkin-like color by now?
Seattle’s famed landmark will remove the Galaxy Gold paint job at the top — completed for its 60th anniversary last year — and revert to Astronaut White. The new/old look will come back sometime in May when the top charity fundraisers from “Base 2 Space” help paint the first strokes.
If it’s true that “nothing gold can stay” we’ll still have the brief-but-enjoyable moments of the Space Needle’s carrot top — and a handy way to date photos, just like in 2012 when the building had its 50th anniversary paint. There were Reddit jokes, meme opportunities, and even fountain ink inspiration. Siri — play Barbra Streisand’s “Memories” on repeat.
But love it or hate it, you have to admit — the Space Needle got us talking about color in a city that’s perpetually gray. Nice job.
