Century 21
E175622
Century 21 was the futuristic, space-age theme of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, envisioning life and technology in the 21st century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Century 21 canonical | 1 |
| Century 21 – The World of Tomorrow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1545186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Century 21 Context triple: [1962 World’s Fair, theme, Century 21]
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A.
Newmark
Newmark is a prominent commercial real estate services firm known for brokerage, property management, and advisory work on landmark buildings and major properties.
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B.
RFR Realty
RFR Realty is a New York–based real estate investment and development firm known for owning and revitalizing prominent modernist and landmark commercial properties.
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C.
Unico Properties
Unico Properties is a real estate investment and management company known for owning and operating prominent commercial properties in the United States.
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D.
Trilogy Real Estate
Trilogy Real Estate is a UK-based property investment and development company known for owning and redeveloping prominent mixed-use urban assets.
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E.
Forest City Ratner
Forest City Ratner is a prominent New York–based real estate development company known for major urban projects including high-profile office towers and mixed-use complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Century 21 Target entity description: Century 21 was the futuristic, space-age theme of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, envisioning life and technology in the 21st century.
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A.
Newmark
Newmark is a prominent commercial real estate services firm known for brokerage, property management, and advisory work on landmark buildings and major properties.
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B.
RFR Realty
RFR Realty is a New York–based real estate investment and development firm known for owning and revitalizing prominent modernist and landmark commercial properties.
-
C.
Unico Properties
Unico Properties is a real estate investment and management company known for owning and operating prominent commercial properties in the United States.
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D.
Trilogy Real Estate
Trilogy Real Estate is a UK-based property investment and development company known for owning and redeveloping prominent mixed-use urban assets.
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E.
Forest City Ratner
Forest City Ratner is a prominent New York–based real estate development company known for major urban projects including high-profile office towers and mixed-use complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural concept
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exposition theme ⓘ world's fair theme ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
attract tourism to Seattle
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popularize science and technology ⓘ show how people might live in the future ⓘ |
| appliedToEvent |
1962 Seattle World’s Fair
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linked to:
1962 World’s Fair
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| associatedWithCity | Seattle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| associatedWithDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Seattle Center fairgrounds
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linked to:
Seattle Center
|
| focusesOn |
automation and computers
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communications of the future ⓘ futuristic technology ⓘ space exploration ⓘ transportation of the future ⓘ urban planning of the future ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
industrial exhibits
ⓘ
scientific exhibits ⓘ spaceflight exhibits ⓘ visionary architecture ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influenced later visions of the 21st century
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left lasting landmarks in Seattle ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrSlogan |
Century 21 – The World of Tomorrow
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linked to:
Century 21
|
| hasTheme |
future
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life in the 21st century ⓘ science and technology ⓘ space age ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early space race
ⓘ
post‑Sputnik era ⓘ |
| influencedDesignOf |
Monorail in Seattle
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle Center Monorail
Seattle Center ⓘ Space Needle ⓘ |
| nameOf | theme of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair ⓘ |
| partOf | Century 21 Exposition ⓘ |
| promotedConcept |
modern living
ⓘ
optimistic future ⓘ peaceful uses of space ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War era futurism
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Space Age ⓘ mid‑20th‑century modernism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| timePeriodImagined | 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Century 21 Description of subject: Century 21 was the futuristic, space-age theme of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, envisioning life and technology in the 21st century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Century 21