Rebuilding of a Port, The

• 1972 ----- color ----- 12 min ----- 16mm
• In 1960 as a result of a television documentary exposing the inadequacies of the Port of Seattle, the city presented a bond issue to the voters. Subsequently the improvements in the ability of the port to handle the new container mode of shipped goods has made Seattle the third largest port in the United States and the sixth largest in the world, just behind London. Together with the massive rebuilding of the waterfront facilities, the port undertook the complete modernization of the Sea-Tac International Airport. (Produced by KING-TV)
• Topics: (Pacific Northwest, Transportation, Urban Planning/Restoration)