Rosie's Building That Won World War II To Be Demolished

From KIRO Radio "The building that won World War II to be demolished" by Chris Sullivan.

Rosie the Riveter became famous here.  Boeing learned how to build airplanes here.  At its highest production, 12 B-17s a day were built at Boeing's Plant 2.  Executive Director of Seattle's Museum of Science and Industry, Leonard Garfield, said it is fair to make that statement.

The factory, built on the Duwamish River is scheduled to be torn down.  During the war, the plant was so important that a fake town was built on the roof to hide its location from Japanese planes.  B-17s, B-29s, B-52s and the percursor of the 737 rolled off the assembly lines.

During the war, there were thousands of women working there, including Eva Vasser, 83, who started at the Bremerton Shipyard before becoming a riveter working at Plant 2 where she stayed for 33 years.

Boeing plans to restore half a mile of the bank along the Duwamish River and create five acres of wetlands on the site.

Sorry to See Such an Important Site to the American Victory Torn Down.  --GreGen