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We go a little bit step past that.

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and dedicated to their craft.

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Restoring treasures

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and preserving the past.

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Largest, fastest,

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most comfortable plane in history.

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One legendary airliner

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just ceased production for good.

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But the history of Boeing’s 747

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will live on.

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It really showcases the city,

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really exactly what we wanted

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to do with this space.

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We'll look inside this gleaming

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structure of steel and glass

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that's more than doubled

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the city's convention space.

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These stories

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and more next on CityStream.

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(CityStream theme music)

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Hello, I'm Mona Lee Locke.

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Welcome to CityStream

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 from the Seattle Convention Center

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Rising 14 stories above downtown,

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this is billed as North America's

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First Vertical Convention Center.

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It's striking

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design of steel, glass

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and wood is eye catching.

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But the amenities inside are

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what's most impressive.

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Here are a few numbers that highlight this

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new $2 billion facility.

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It has more than

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570,000 square feet of event space,

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more than doubling the capacity

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of the convention center

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when you factor in the original building.

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One, you can drive a tractor

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We'll have much more on this new addition

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to the convention center just ahead.

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We begin with another storied

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building in Seattle that honors aviation:

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the Museum of Flight.

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It holds one of the largest

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aerospace collections in the country.

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Many of the rare aircraft take months

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and in some cases years to restore.

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Producer Mark Feijo spoke

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to some of the unsung heroes

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who dedicate

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a significant portion of their lives

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to preserve living history.

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that you know nothing.

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to embrace that

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you can't do everything.

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a huge attention to detail.

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I follow the Museum of

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Flight and we have a job listing.

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the universe talked to me for a second.

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What legends I work among.

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Grumman Bearcat came over

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and I couldn't shake it.

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we have a de Havilland Comet.

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going on almost 20 years now.

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of our volunteers, their commitment.

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derelict machine back to

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condition is just blows my mind

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to see the job that they've done

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it's...  almost his first flight.

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have really put in a lot of work

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to get it back into this condition.

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on their face once it got to this point.

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that was accomplished.

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extremely hard, work

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sometimes harder than you ever have.

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with a sore back

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and sore feet or a headache or hands,

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but know that what you're doing,

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you're sacrificing for it,

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but you're sacrificing for a future

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that you're not going to get to see.

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its going to outlive all of us.

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that the future generations

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can see

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and learn and understand

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the importance of our history

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and what it actually was.

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or just a picture.

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The actual history.

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The amount of passion to be dedicated to

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this career

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is about the same passion as someone who

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believes in superheroes.

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for your first time, but you do it

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five days a week, 8 hours a day.

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you should not be doing this career.

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and with hope you can have a dream.

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the new bicycle in the window.

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the pride that you get from seeing

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the outcome of a successful build.

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go on all through the world is

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breathtaking,

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almost undescribable.

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here to the next generation, next

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this is what it was like.

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to leave something behind

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future kids,

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what aviation has done for me.

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The Museum of Flight Restoration

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to the public due to limited staffing,

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but that could change in the future.

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dot org and click on the Exhibits

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a mini

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tour of the stunning new convention space

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that has the industry buzzing.

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CityStream returns

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from the Seattle Convention Center

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new edition,

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which opened just a couple of months ago.

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who is the man behind this vision.

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any confusion about this building?

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which building they needed to go to

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and a really loud stand to be able

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what does it mean for our city?

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and you want to make sure

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that the convention center

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is set in a way

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that allows for people to enjoy the city,

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enjoy all that the city has to offer,

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whether that's restaurants

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or retail or attractions

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like Pike Place Market,

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you really got to be downtown

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and the only way to do that

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anymore is really to build it

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in the urban core.

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And for us to be able

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to get the space that we needed,

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it really had to go vertical.

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And LMN,

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who's our architects,

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did an excellent job of being able

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to put this in the downtown

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core in the heart of the city

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and then go with the space vertically,

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that gives us all the opportunities

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in the space

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that we need to be successful.

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Is there a long waitlist?

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We would be nice if we had that.

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But we do have a lot of people

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coming in now.

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And once the building is open,

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you know,

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people want to make sure

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that everything is ready to go for them.

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So we're getting a lot of interest

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both locally

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and nationally now

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for the availability

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of the Summit building,

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but also just to come to Seattle.

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And that's

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where we really wanted to offer

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because we were saying no

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a lot with the other building

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because we just

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don't have the space and dates.

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Now we can say yes.

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And when you can say yes

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and then you get people

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that come to town.

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Which Is better for the city

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and best for the economy. Right.

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I know there are too many to list,

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but tell me about

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some of your favorite features

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of this convention center.

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Well, there's lots of them, actually.

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I really like the entrance

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to the building that you see here,

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which really gives us the ability to have

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the public to come in to our

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where our retail core is going to be

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and then the convention center itself.

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And so we had those opportunities.

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There's lots of issues in here

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in this whole building

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about everything that we've done

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from a sustainability standpoint.

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Some of the wood support

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that you see came

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from the old Honda building that we

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that was built in 1930.

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So we saved the structure there

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and we put that in different

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places of the building.

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The hillclimb is going to be

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a spectacular location

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for people to plug in,

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take a load off, network,

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whatever they would like to do.

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The ballroom,

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which we'll see, is just spectacular.

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And I think those are the kinds of things

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that really make some sense

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for us in terms of what people will see

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in the building.

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Glass everywhere,

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every corner of this building,

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you can see a different location

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of downtown Seattle,

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which makes it very,

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very special and very, very different

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than most convention centers.

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So those kinds of things,

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the atriums that are here

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allow you to see all the way

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up to the building

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and down to the exhibit

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hall, which is really something

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that's very special

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and not around

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any other convention center.

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So I think we offer those things

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that nobody else has

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and we can showcase those.

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That's wonderful.

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Jeff, thank you for agreeing to help us

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lead a tour today.

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So we're on our way.

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Okay.

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Sounds good. Let’s do it!

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Okay.

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Also ahead, after a century of service,

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Boeing's famed 747 jumbo jet

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will no longer be produced.

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We'll look back as CityStream continues.

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We've now moved upstairs

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to the ballroom of the Seattle Convention

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Center Summit addition.

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As you see,

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they're still putting on

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some of the finishing touches.

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But Jeff, I want to ask you,

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this is a large room.

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Tell me what it can be used for.

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Well,

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They can use a lot of

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different things in here.

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So it's very flexible.

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And the reason it's so big is

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so that we have that ability to be able

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to put in a large plenary session

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for like 4000 people

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or sit down dinner for 3500.

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Or you can break this

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into three different rooms

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so that you can use it

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for all different things.

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It could be a whole different set

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in each of those three rooms.

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So lots of lobby space

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out there

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to be able to function with that way.

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And so we wanted to make sure that the

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meeting planner

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had the opportunity to do

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whatever they needed

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to do in this ballroom.

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And speaking of ceilings,

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I mean, this is a unique

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one with the story behind it.

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Yeah.

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So 3900 plus planks in the ceiling.

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And really they came from log booms,

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as they're called, wormwood.

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And it really sets the tone in this space

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of being able to use wood, recycled wood,

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and then also the lighting,

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how the lighting system

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bounces off of the wood in the building

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with different colored

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lights and capabilities.

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It's spectacular

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at night

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especially, but

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it's spectacular for any event.

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And as people may not know

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from behind the scenes,

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this is a very eco friendly building.

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It is LEED certified. It is.

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And we have lots of different options

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there. We have solar panels on the roof.

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We are we buy local with all of our food.

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We compost everything. We are

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 about 78%

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diversion rate for our our trash as well.

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So we really wanted to make sure

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that we had the ability

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to have an eco friendly building,

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one that's going to have

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a sustainable operation

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and be very northwest.

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And we

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I think we've been able

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to accomplish that. Thank you, Jeff.

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We're moving on to one more spot,

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but first will mark a milestone.

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Last month, a Boeing

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747 cargo jet similar

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to this one made history.

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It was the final Boeing 747

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off the assembly line.

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And even though production

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of the jumbo jet

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has ceased,

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the legacy of this workhorse

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will live on.

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Jenny Cunningham looks back on its 50

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plus years as the queen of the skies.

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1969 Pan Am introduces

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the incredible,

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the largest, fastest,

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most comfortable plane in history.

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So you think you know the 747?

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Perhaps you flew this

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giant jet to Europe or Asia.

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The coach lounge.

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If  you're going where it’s going,

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why fly any other airline?

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Maybe you had a martini

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in the groovy bar in the iconic hump.

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But even if you are the president

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of the United States

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and spend

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nearly as many nights on this 747

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as you do at home,

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you don't know the queen of the skies

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like these folks.

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All right, y'all, a little more that way.

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In 1969, they made this happen.

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February 8th, 1969,

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Jack Waddell,

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chief test pilot, formally accepts

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the airplane.   At Paine Field,

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at that time,

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the place was covered with press.

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Co-pilot Ryan White.

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So I think the three of us,

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we all had

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one thought on our mind

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was, don't do anything wrong.

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Don't you like. That?

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Did you ever think in 1969

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you'd be talking about that first flight?

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2019?

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I didn't expect to be alive in 2019,

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but here I am.

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50 years after.

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Test pilot Brian Wygle

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was one of three crew members

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who flew a 747 for the first time...

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A celebration

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at Seattle's Museum of Flight

529
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starring that plane,

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the City of Everett,

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the first one ever built

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and starring The Incredibles.

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I'm sure trying to do things

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that hadn't actually been done

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before on an airplane,

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the magnificence of which

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we'd never seen before.

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The Incredibles were a team of 50,000

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engineers, mechanics

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and pilots who built... a factory.

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The world's largest takes form.

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So they could create

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the world's

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biggest commercial airplane

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inside that factory.

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Machining and manufacturing.

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First designed to roll out

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29 short months.

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Over the decades,

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747 has gained

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the reputation as an old reliable.

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But the talk at this party

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about the birth of the jumbo jet

554
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was full of adventure and misadventure,

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like this incident with a test

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plane in Renton,

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Long plane, short runway.

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Nobody hurt.

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And there are other stories

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you may not have heard.

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All of a sudden,

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the blast from the engine

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hit the front end of the station wagon,

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lifted up about three feet.

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And I thought we were going to tip over.

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We lost all our gyro

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operated functions in the cockpit.

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So one by one, my instruments went dead.

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I did some

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terrible thing with the arithmetic

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and basically the wheels locked up

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on landing and popped all the tires.

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And I knew I would be fired for that.

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John Hope was just 26 years old

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when he became chief engineer

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of the flight simulator for the 747.

577
00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:55,400
As the plane took shape,

578
00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,269
he toggled between the real plane

579
00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:59,071
and the simulator.

580
00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:01,273
One day he got some figures wrong.

581
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,542
Remember, this is the analog age

582
00:19:03,909 --> 00:19:06,612
and popped the tires on the real plane.

583
00:19:07,112 --> 00:19:08,914
When he wasn't fired,

584
00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:09,982
he used the incident

585
00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:11,917
to improve this simulator.

586
00:19:11,917 --> 00:19:12,317
By now,

587
00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,452
I had personal experience

588
00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:14,720
with the tires burst.

589
00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,222
What does it feel like?

590
00:19:17,856 --> 00:19:19,191
Everything The Incredibles

591
00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:21,727
did was punctuated by urgency.

592
00:19:22,227 --> 00:19:23,295
Boeing had borrowed

593
00:19:23,295 --> 00:19:25,464
lots of money from lots of banks

594
00:19:25,764 --> 00:19:26,532
to develop

595
00:19:26,532 --> 00:19:30,169
two trailblazing planes, the 747

596
00:19:30,469 --> 00:19:33,071
and the Boeing SST.

597
00:19:33,071 --> 00:19:34,072
With a mighty roar.

598
00:19:34,072 --> 00:19:35,040
Concorde

599
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:36,542
swooped low over the city,

600
00:19:36,542 --> 00:19:37,943
heading from Le Bourge

601
00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,012
and the Paris Air Show.

602
00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:42,247
Concorde won the supersonic battle.

603
00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:45,017
Boeing's SST project folded

604
00:19:45,417 --> 00:19:48,220
and all hopes were on the 747.

605
00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:51,290
T. Wilson came into the cockpit.

606
00:19:51,290 --> 00:19:53,592
who was our president at the time,

607
00:19:53,592 --> 00:19:57,429
looked at the three of us and said, gentlemen

608
00:19:57,729 --> 00:19:58,864
I just want you to know

609
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:00,832
that the future of the company

610
00:20:00,832 --> 00:20:02,367
is in your hands.

611
00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,305
I was primarily responsible

612
00:20:06,305 --> 00:20:08,106
for the design of this entire panel.

613
00:20:08,106 --> 00:20:09,841
Pat DeRoberts was the engineer

614
00:20:09,841 --> 00:20:11,076
on the 747's

615
00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:13,478
first flight across an ocean.

616
00:20:13,478 --> 00:20:15,347
His crew was ordered to fly to the Paris

617
00:20:15,347 --> 00:20:16,348
Air Show,

618
00:20:16,348 --> 00:20:18,150
even though the range of the plane

619
00:20:18,150 --> 00:20:19,785
was untested.

620
00:20:19,785 --> 00:20:21,453
And the engines?

621
00:20:21,453 --> 00:20:23,989
Soon after liftoff, all four engines

622
00:20:23,989 --> 00:20:26,525
went into overheat.

623
00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:29,861
The crew decided to head toward Paris

624
00:20:30,062 --> 00:20:31,997
to see if the engines would cool down

625
00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:34,233
once they built up some speed.

626
00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,100
So

627
00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:37,302
it was interesting.

628
00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:39,471
And it worked.

629
00:20:39,471 --> 00:20:42,107
747 was a hit at the airshow,

630
00:20:42,474 --> 00:20:43,775
but those Pratt and Whitney

631
00:20:43,775 --> 00:20:46,378
engines continue to plague the program.

632
00:20:46,645 --> 00:20:48,580
During the flight testing,

633
00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:51,516
we changed 55 engines

634
00:20:51,516 --> 00:20:52,684
within one year.

635
00:20:52,684 --> 00:20:53,452
What does that mean?

636
00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:55,487
Changed? Remove and replace

637
00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:57,322
engine malfunctions.

638
00:20:57,322 --> 00:20:59,558
The Incredibles didn't give up.

639
00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:00,626
They got to the bottom

640
00:21:00,626 --> 00:21:02,928
of the engine problem and invented a fix.

641
00:21:03,328 --> 00:21:05,731
And that kicked off the wondrous days

642
00:21:06,031 --> 00:21:07,065
of affordable,

643
00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:11,536
spacious, delicious travel.

644
00:21:13,071 --> 00:21:13,538
Japan

645
00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:14,706
Airlines has captured

646
00:21:14,706 --> 00:21:16,842
the spirit of the Japanese garden

647
00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:19,578
aboard its new, spacious 747

648
00:21:19,578 --> 00:21:22,881
garden jet.

649
00:21:24,883 --> 00:21:25,550
Those two

650
00:21:25,550 --> 00:21:28,654
with the caviar card, caviar and paté.

651
00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:31,657
I remember one time having to do eggs

652
00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:35,460
to order for 36 people in first class.

653
00:21:37,429 --> 00:21:38,630
Everybody that works on

654
00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:40,232
it is just falls in love with it.

655
00:21:40,232 --> 00:21:42,234
So I would like to honor

656
00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:43,669
everybody that's worked on it

657
00:21:43,669 --> 00:21:45,170
and I would suggest a toast,

658
00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:48,440
but I don't have any beer or wine.

659
00:21:50,042 --> 00:21:52,077
As the 747 pioneers

660
00:21:52,077 --> 00:21:54,313
wrap up this flight down memory lane.

661
00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:57,082
There's a bittersweet realization

662
00:21:57,082 --> 00:21:59,351
this may be one of the last gatherings

663
00:21:59,351 --> 00:22:01,219
of The Incredibles.

664
00:22:01,219 --> 00:22:02,120
In part,

665
00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:03,689
I am here for the people

666
00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:05,824
that can't be here.

667
00:22:05,857 --> 00:22:08,460
All of my bosses that I worked for are

668
00:22:08,493 --> 00:22:10,329
now deceased.

669
00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,731
And so I'm kind of here for them.

670
00:22:14,466 --> 00:22:16,802
But their legacy will endure

671
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:17,703
because of the plane

672
00:22:17,703 --> 00:22:19,404
that carried space shuttles

673
00:22:19,404 --> 00:22:21,106
and presidents.

674
00:22:21,106 --> 00:22:22,741
And most importantly,

675
00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:27,446
it flew millions of us to the world.

676
00:22:30,615 --> 00:22:31,950
We made an airplane

677
00:22:31,950 --> 00:22:33,051
that actually changed

678
00:22:33,051 --> 00:22:35,387
world commerce history.

679
00:22:35,387 --> 00:22:38,123
And that that was pretty emotional.

680
00:22:38,423 --> 00:22:40,325
The next time you visit

681
00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:41,493
the Museum of Flight,

682
00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:44,229
spend some time with this first 747

683
00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:46,498
and maybe, just maybe,

684
00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:47,065
you'll hear

685
00:22:47,065 --> 00:22:50,168
the voices of The Incredibles.

686
00:22:50,168 --> 00:22:52,204
I guess it sounds complacent or something

687
00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:53,071
that I think

688
00:22:53,071 --> 00:22:54,840
is just ridiculously easy to fly.

689
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,076
It's just a pilot's dream.

690
00:22:58,076 --> 00:23:00,045
I enjoyed the excitement,

691
00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:02,681
which is a part of my heart to this very day

692
00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:05,283
And an echo of that maiden flight

693
00:23:05,617 --> 00:23:09,121
half a century ago.

694
00:23:14,259 --> 00:23:16,094
Even though the Boeing 747

695
00:23:16,094 --> 00:23:17,629
is no longer being made,

696
00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:20,031
the wide body jets will continue to fly

697
00:23:20,031 --> 00:23:21,299
all over the world for

698
00:23:21,299 --> 00:23:22,401
many years to come.

699
00:23:24,169 --> 00:23:26,104
Just ahead, see how beer

700
00:23:26,104 --> 00:23:26,671
bikes

701
00:23:26,671 --> 00:23:29,040
and baristas are bringing new life

702
00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,475
to Pioneer Square.

703
00:23:30,475 --> 00:23:31,376
We'll explain.

704
00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:34,379
As CityStream continues...

705
00:24:11,416 --> 00:24:12,317
A transformative

706
00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:13,652
micro district in Pioneer

707
00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:14,586
Square called the Rail

708
00:24:14,586 --> 00:24:16,555
Spur, is working to reinvigorate

709
00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:17,589
the neighborhood.

710
00:24:17,589 --> 00:24:19,090
Three new retail concepts,

711
00:24:19,090 --> 00:24:20,292
including a bike club

712
00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:22,627
and artisan coffee shop and a craft beer

713
00:24:22,627 --> 00:24:24,496
store, are the first to open.

714
00:24:24,496 --> 00:24:24,763
And it's

715
00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:26,364
hoped a collection of other businesses

716
00:24:26,364 --> 00:24:27,332
will follow.

717
00:24:27,332 --> 00:24:29,801
Producer Vincent Pierce takes a look.

718
00:24:39,244 --> 00:24:39,878
It's a great way

719
00:24:39,878 --> 00:24:41,112
to get around this town,

720
00:24:41,112 --> 00:24:42,914
especially commuting to provide you

721
00:24:42,914 --> 00:24:43,615
less stress.

722
00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:45,150
Also at the end of your day.

723
00:24:45,150 --> 00:24:47,185
It’s a stress reliever

724
00:24:47,185 --> 00:24:48,386
because you get to get out and ride

725
00:24:48,386 --> 00:24:49,955
your bike on your way home.

726
00:24:49,955 --> 00:24:51,122
Less pollution.

727
00:24:56,127 --> 00:24:57,262
I think one of the hardest things

728
00:24:57,262 --> 00:24:57,996
as a bike commuter

729
00:24:57,996 --> 00:25:00,265
or a cyclist in general is

730
00:25:00,265 --> 00:25:02,100
when you get to wherever you're going,

731
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:04,803
you are oftentimes wet

732
00:25:04,803 --> 00:25:06,271
and you are oftentimes muddy.

733
00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:09,441
You are oftentimes sweaty.

734
00:25:13,111 --> 00:25:14,212
We have a

735
00:25:14,212 --> 00:25:16,381
membership program here

736
00:25:16,381 --> 00:25:18,083
with locker rooms, showers.

737
00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:19,751
You can ride your bike in, park your bike

738
00:25:19,751 --> 00:25:21,786
in, safe bike storage downstairs,

739
00:25:21,786 --> 00:25:22,320
take a shower,

740
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:23,722
get changed, head over to the office

741
00:25:23,722 --> 00:25:24,890
and it'll be here waiting for you

742
00:25:24,890 --> 00:25:25,557
nice and clean.

743
00:25:25,557 --> 00:25:26,124
Cleaned up

744
00:25:26,124 --> 00:25:28,560
when you're ready to head back home.

745
00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:34,032
The hope for

746
00:25:34,032 --> 00:25:35,467
this project is to create a place

747
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:37,035
that people feel comfortable.

748
00:25:37,035 --> 00:25:38,270
Everyone feels comfortable.

749
00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:40,605
That it's just an inclusive

750
00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:42,474
space for community gathering.

751
00:25:57,088 --> 00:25:57,722
All the history

752
00:25:57,722 --> 00:25:58,823
here, the historic buildings,

753
00:25:58,823 --> 00:25:59,691
the beautiful neighborhood

754
00:25:59,691 --> 00:26:00,692
everyone's riding in,

755
00:26:00,692 --> 00:26:01,860
either in the morning or in the evening.

756
00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:02,427
You can kind of

757
00:26:02,427 --> 00:26:04,596
watch a steady stream of cyclists go by.

758
00:26:04,596 --> 00:26:08,133
It's kind of, I guess, the heart

759
00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:09,634
of Seattle.

760
00:26:09,634 --> 00:26:11,002
It's pretty historic neighborhood

761
00:26:11,002 --> 00:26:12,871
and it's nice to see it kind of

762
00:26:12,871 --> 00:26:14,139
reviving and coming back.

763
00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:27,652
Our final stop on this

764
00:26:27,652 --> 00:26:28,353
new addition

765
00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:29,988
to the Seattle Convention Center

766
00:26:29,988 --> 00:26:31,590
is the hill climb staircase.

767
00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,825
And Jeff, what an amazing view.

768
00:26:34,259 --> 00:26:36,094
Money shot right here, don't you think?

769
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,629
It really showcases

770
00:26:37,629 --> 00:26:39,264
how this building interacts

771
00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:40,231
with downtown.

772
00:26:40,231 --> 00:26:42,267
It also this specific location

773
00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:43,602
here allows for people to come out

774
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:44,235
from their meeting

775
00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:46,404
space and network plug in

776
00:26:46,404 --> 00:26:47,839
if they want to, enjoy the sun

777
00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:48,974
like we have today.

778
00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:50,275
But it really was to make sure

779
00:26:50,275 --> 00:26:51,242
that people could get together

780
00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:52,911
and have this opportunity

781
00:26:52,911 --> 00:26:53,945
as well as the views.

782
00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:54,512
I mean, you can see

783
00:26:54,512 --> 00:26:55,747
all the way down to the bay,

784
00:26:55,747 --> 00:26:56,448
you can see First Hill and

785
00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:57,616
Capitol Hill here.

786
00:26:57,616 --> 00:26:59,217
It really showcases the city

787
00:26:59,217 --> 00:27:00,585
and that's really exactly what we wanted

788
00:27:00,585 --> 00:27:01,519
to do with this space.

789
00:27:01,519 --> 00:27:02,520
And that's part of the reason

790
00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:03,188
for the name.

791
00:27:03,188 --> 00:27:03,588
It is.

792
00:27:03,588 --> 00:27:05,256
So you climb up to the summit

793
00:27:05,256 --> 00:27:07,425
and you get the best view in town.

794
00:27:07,425 --> 00:27:09,127
So we really wanted to showcase that

795
00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,662
and then we call it that as well.

796
00:27:10,662 --> 00:27:12,364
Yeah, that's a great idea.

797
00:27:12,364 --> 00:27:13,131
So you've had a lot

798
00:27:13,131 --> 00:27:14,265
of events here already

799
00:27:14,265 --> 00:27:16,201
and you have a lot more coming through.

800
00:27:16,201 --> 00:27:17,802
Can you tell us about them? Sure.

801
00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:19,170
We had Comic-Con,

802
00:27:19,170 --> 00:27:20,372
which is everybody's favorite way.

803
00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:21,006
If you get a chance

804
00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:22,374
to see people here in costume.

805
00:27:22,374 --> 00:27:23,341
And the building really

806
00:27:23,341 --> 00:27:24,809
did really well with them.

807
00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:26,878
We have SHAPE coming up with

808
00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:28,146
Physical Education Group.

809
00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:29,881
We have a Microsoft event

810
00:27:29,881 --> 00:27:31,616
called BUILD coming up as well.

811
00:27:31,616 --> 00:27:34,152
We have six conventions in April and May.

812
00:27:34,352 --> 00:27:35,253
We're really excited

813
00:27:35,253 --> 00:27:36,287
about those opportunities

814
00:27:36,287 --> 00:27:37,188
to have those events

815
00:27:37,188 --> 00:27:38,556
here in the Summit building.

816
00:27:38,556 --> 00:27:40,759
54,000 folks coming in to downtown

817
00:27:40,759 --> 00:27:42,894
core is exactly what we're supposed to do

818
00:27:42,894 --> 00:27:44,129
and to help the city.

819
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:44,996
Yeah. And exactly.

820
00:27:44,996 --> 00:27:45,897
You're quoted as saying

821
00:27:45,897 --> 00:27:46,965
this could be a catalyst

822
00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:48,133
to help reinvigorate

823
00:27:48,133 --> 00:27:50,201
the entire downtown core.

824
00:27:50,201 --> 00:27:51,069
Why is that?

825
00:27:51,069 --> 00:27:51,202
Well,

826
00:27:51,202 --> 00:27:52,771
if we can put more people on the street

827
00:27:52,771 --> 00:27:53,605
and we can get more people

828
00:27:53,605 --> 00:27:54,873
to come to downtown,

829
00:27:54,873 --> 00:27:56,007
they activate the shops,

830
00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:57,075
they activate retail,

831
00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:58,443
they activate the hotels.

832
00:27:58,443 --> 00:27:59,911
And I think it really helps

833
00:27:59,911 --> 00:28:01,379
with the whole safety issue as well.

834
00:28:01,379 --> 00:28:02,814
So we want to do our part,

835
00:28:02,814 --> 00:28:04,382
if we can, with the city to make sure

836
00:28:04,382 --> 00:28:06,017
that we can bring people to downtown.

837
00:28:06,017 --> 00:28:07,052
Jeff Blosser,

838
00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:08,219
president and CEO

839
00:28:08,219 --> 00:28:09,654
of the Seattle Convention Center,

840
00:28:09,654 --> 00:28:11,189
I just want to thank you for helping

841
00:28:11,189 --> 00:28:11,956
give this tour

842
00:28:11,956 --> 00:28:13,558
and for being with us today.

843
00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:13,892
You're welcome.

844
00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,496
That wraps up this episode of CityStream

845
00:28:51,496 --> 00:28:52,630
from the new addition

846
00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:54,432
of the Seattle Convention Center.

847
00:28:54,432 --> 00:28:55,734
If you'd like more information

848
00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:57,502
on this impressive new facility

849
00:28:57,502 --> 00:28:58,970
and upcoming events,

850
00:28:58,970 --> 00:29:00,105
check out their website.

851
00:29:00,105 --> 00:29:02,173
Seattle Convention Center dot com.

852
00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:03,942
I'm Mona Lee Locke.

853
00:29:03,942 --> 00:29:05,210
Thank you for watching.