Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
When a film is shot in a city, it is often a big deal. There are lots of trucks, lots of crew and lots of traffic disruption. It’s big business, and for the latter decades of the 20th century it was business that was often done in Seattle.
The remains of felled trees could be a nuisance — or a dream home.
During the timber boom, opportunists turned the remains of old-growth trees into homes and postcard spectacles.
Rebel flags once flew over Fifth Avenue — and it wasn't just about the 'Gone With the Wind' premiere.
Decades after the Civil War, southern sympathizers sought to rewrite history. Knute Berger explains how those efforts were received in the Northwest.
