Lights, Camera, Seattle!

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

Season 7 Episode 5 | 8m 27s | CC

Since the 1930s Hollywood has exploited the complex nature of Seattle to its advantage. From its stunning grandeur of mountains and oceans to sprawling freight yards and secondhand car lots. Seattle was a gritty city in a pretty place.

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