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Seattle at 150 Chapter 6: Becoming a Global City (1946-1962)

After the war, residents turned to city government as they grappled with a central business district losing business to the suburbs and a new emphasis on automobile transportation. State and federal projects such as the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the Seattle Freeway (and almost the R. H. Thomson Expressway) changed the way people moved around the city. Urban renewal programs reshaped the built environment, and the Model Cities program improved environmental and personal health in long-neglected neighborhoods.

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATIONS 1869-1896
CHAPTER 2: BOOMTOWN 1897-1910
CHAPTER 3: GROWING UP: 1910-1929
CHAPTER 4: NAVIGATING THE GREAT DEPRESSION: 1930-1941
CHAPTER 5: WARTIME: 1942-1945
CHAPTER 6: BECOMING A GLOBAL CITY: 1946-1962
CHAPTER 7: ACTIVISM AND ENGAGEMENT: 1963-1990
CHAPTER 8: BOOMTOWN REDUX: 1991-2019
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[Newsstand -- 5th Ave, and Pike Street]
[Newsstand -- 3rd Ave and Pike Street]
Street Lights, Construction Division
Alaskan Way Viaduct from Colman Dock [construction]
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Civil Service Exam Laborors [roomful of people taking exam]
Civil Defense Manual
King County Civil Defense evacuation signs [Evacuation Route 5 North, E. 175th Street]
Civil Defense. Mass Feeding Kit.
Linemen
Billboard at 4th and Spokane
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Jackson Street Community Council. Opening ramp between Jackson & Main
Tree Planting. 5th Ave. Lenora to Blanchard
5th Avenue at Battery Landscaping Tree Planting [Monorail & Space Needle].
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Mr. Iida, Landscape Contractor, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Tea House Garden, Arboretum
Washington Park Arboretum, Japanese Gardens
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Cherry Hill Urban Renewal Conservation Center.
Municipal Building and County Building
Pelican Pete billboard
Garbage Studies. Improper Storage of Garbage and Trash.