Today we will be learning about the kludge city built in the Seattle area during World War II. Boeing Plant 2 was built to manufacture B-17 and B-29 bombers for the US Military in World War II.
The plant consisted of four buildings that covered 36 acres and built nearly 7,000 B-17 bombers as well as 380 DB-7 bombers under license from Douglas Aircraft. Other planes built there included Boeing’s model 307 Stratoliner, the 377 Stratocruiser, and the B-50 and B-52 bombers. Also, the first four 737s were brought to near completion in Plant 2 before moving to another building.
However one of the most interesting aspects was that the roof of the factory was covered with a fake city complete with fake mesh trees and clapboard homes to create the illusion that the factory was not used for any sort of military activity.
After the war, the facility was still used although primarily for storage and maintenance some manufacturing still occurred. On January 13th, 2010 the plant was set for demolition as part of a clean-up effort for the Duwamish waterway.
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