Mossback's Northwest: Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere
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Bustling Seattle was building one freeway after another in the 1960s and 70s. One was going to slice right through the Washington Park Arboretum until citizen activists stopped it in its tracks. Part of the "Mossback's Northwest" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 4 minutes 6 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History, Social Science
- Subtopic: Citizenship, U.S. Geography, U.S. History (General), U.S. History - 1946-1999
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: Cascade Public Media
- Series: Mossback's Northwest
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