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Why is the 'Boeing Bust' still with us?

Why is the 'Boeing Bust' still with us?

FromI Wonder Why...?


Why is the 'Boeing Bust' still with us?

FromI Wonder Why...?

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Maybe you’ve heard the line, "Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights." That well-worn phrase came from a billboard in 1971 as the Boeing Company stalled and then fell into a tailspin. And while the "Boeing Bust" happened a long time ago, that economic slump, almost as much as the most recent one, is still a part of our collective consciousness. Why does it still resonate all these years later? Read more on I Wonder Why ... ?
Released:
May 11, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (18)

What sorts of things about the Northwest have you wondered about? Attributes you find endearing, odd, even irritating. That's what we explore in our weekly series, I Wonder Why...?