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Mossback’s Northwest: The Emerald City’s silver screen legacy
Since the 1930s, Hollywood has fixated on Seattle's complex nature, from its stunning mountains and oceans to sprawling freight yards.
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Mossback’s Northwest: After clearing forests, settlers were stumped
The remains of felled trees could be a nuisance — or a dream home.
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Mossback's Northwest: In the 1940s, Seattle embraced the Confederacy
Rebel flags once flew over Fifth Avenue — and it wasn't just about the 'Gone With the Wind' premiere.
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Mossback's Northwest: How Portland pickled a lost orca
In 1931, a baby whale swam up the Columbia and wound up buried on a Washington mountain. Sound like Northwest lore? Well, it's true.
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Mossback's Northwest: How the New Deal dealt our region a new hand
Washington is still impacted by the 1933 decision, which brought the West from the frontier period into a new, modern century.