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unit seven Worksheet

Name ______________________________________

Lesson 6

theme human interaction with

Date

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environment

making Way Demolition began in pelting rain on November 12, 1958, with a two story eight

room wood-frame house at 619 Nob Hill Avenue—future location of the Mercer Street parking garage.

A-Y-P and Century 21 trustee Henry Broderick, ensconced in the cab of a 15-ton crane, let loose the

wrecking clamshell’s initial swing into the house’s upper floor. Under an awning, a band struck up a

sprightly tune. As Broderick clambered down and let professionals take over, Charles Burkman, who

had lived in the house from 1897 to 1948, stood by tearfully. “That was my old bedroom,” Burkman

told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “It was the warmest room in the house. The chimney ran through it.

There was no band music when we moved into it. I’ve had enough.”

More than 200 houses, duplexes, multiplexes, and commercial structures were demolished.

The city vacated the streets running through the fairgrounds site. Century 21 executive sought

extensive press coverage of demolition as the first step of focusing the public’s attention on the

civic center and fairgrounds site.

Once planning was underway, citizens deluged fair officials with letters full of helpful suggestions.

A number of people thought that, given the fair’s science theme, the buildings should be heated and

cooled with atomic energy.

(Becker and Stein)

impAct

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Stakeholder

Extension: Read the article titled 520 Controversy Cuts Wide Swath to analyze the impacts of the

proposed construction of a new 520 bridge. Find additional articles at the Washington State

Department of Transportation website.

Century 21 Exposition 1962 Seattle World’s Fair 50th Anniversary Curriculum

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