Landmark or nuisance? Gas Works Park grapples with its industrial history
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Show Notes
Gas Works Park is a national landmark.
But it comes with danger– several people have been injured or killed climbing its towers.
Like 15-year-old Mattheis Johnson, who fell to his death while climbing this summer.
A new lawsuit filed by the teen’s family is the latest effort to challenge the resistance to any changes to the structures.
We’ll hear more from New York Times Pacific Northwest Bureau Chief Anna Griffin.
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