Seattle World's Fair - Show Street

Seattle World’s Fair ~ Show Street

Show Street was the “adult entertainment” section of the fair. The name applied both to the dead-end street in the northeast corner of the fairgrounds and to the U-shaped building complex that housed the nightly attractions.

At the head of the street was Gracie Hansen’s Paradise International, a plush 700-seat theater restaurant. It offered four shows a night, described as “extravagant production numbers featuring the world’s most beautiful girls, interspersed with internationally renowned specialty performances.”

Postcard - Gracie Hansen's Paradise International

Value: $6.00 - $8.00

Another “girl show” on Show Street was “Backstage, U.S.A.” The patrons stood or walked through the stage door of a gaiety theater and saw the on-stage performance from the stagehands’ side. Also, they got a glimpse into the dressing rooms of the performers. The director of Backstage U.S.A., LeRoy Prinz, was choreographer for the motion pictures “South Pacific” and “The Ten Commandments.”