Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest [352306] Released: 1940-02-17 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 9 mins Popularity: 0.1531 Vote Average: 9 Vote Count: 1 Overview: This Traveltalk series short visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle was a small city until the 1897 gold rush. During World War I, it served as a major shipping center for lumber that was transported through the Panama Canal to East Coast shipbuilders. We also visit a Weyerhaeuser lumber camp located between Longview and Tacoma, and the city of Everett, where lumber is used in the burgeoning aircraft industry. Cast [1] James A. FitzPatrickNarrator Trailers