P.I. Globe - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.138 W 122° 21.579
10T E 548117 N 5274150
This large, neon world globe sits atop the Post Intelligence headquarters building, now an internet-only newspaper.
Waymark Code: WMVB1P
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2017
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In December, 2015, the popular
Seattle Post Intelligence (P.I.) Globe became an official City of Seattle Landmark, giving it preservation status. The
Post Intelligence was a printed paper established in 1863 and ran its last paper off the press on March 17, 2012. Currently, it operates as an internet-only paper.
It's longitude and latitude lines are neon, as well as the "It's in the P-I" slogan that spins around the equator. On top of the globe sits an eagle, outlined in yellow neon.
The globe's design was created by by Jack C. Corsaw, a University of Washington art student, who won a design competition from 350 entries. The 30-foot, 13.5 ton steel globe consists of two hemispheres joined at the equator. Pacific Car and Foundry and Electrical Products Consolidated (maker of Kenworth trucks) built the globe in 1948 at a cost of nearly $26,000. The slogan, "It's in the P-I," is mounted on a raceway that revolves around the globe. Capital letters are 8 feet tall; small letters are 5 feet tall. The eagle that perches atop the globe is 18.5 feet tall. The globe was placed atop the roof of the former P.I. headquarters at 6th Avenue and Wall Street. When the newspaper moved its headquarters again in 1986 to its current location on the waterfront, the globe was relocated to the new building. At night, the P.I. Globe lights up in bright neon colors.
The globe wasn't rotating when I took pictures of it but apparently the globe still rotates.