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# What was Lesser Seattle?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/mossbacks-northwest-2/episode/what-was-lesser-seattle-scvxwa/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:10:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-10T11:09:13.000Z
- Description: Lesser Seattle' wanted to keep the city free of pretension — and Californians.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Mossback's Northwest, Season 2, Episode 3, #ZZZ_Episode_0d6232c6-b00a-43cf-aa5d-b75fbed26371, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_50744e68-2011-417f-9f73-f880b010d33f, #v1.16

After World War II, civic boosters launched a campaign called Greater Seattle which rolled out the red carpet for transplants and tourists in hopes of transforming the city into a global destination. Meanwhile, another kind of civic booster was arising. Operating under the banner Lesser Seattle, these Seattleites sought to keep Seattle from changing its character. Mossback explains.