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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

They wrote the book on Seattle's World's Fair

In town to film "It Happened at the World's Fair," Elvis Presley caused a sensation. Police kept the peace as best they could, but a few fans got close enough to snare an autograph from "the King." Filming for the first scenes were on the Monorail red train. Local extras were hired at $10 a day.