Boeing Plant 2 was a high-priority target so officials built a remarkable camouflage “town” on its roof. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, led by Hollywood set-designer John Stewart Detlie, painted the 35–50 ft building in drab patterns and erected a 26-acre fake suburban neighborhood of canvas houses, painted streets, trees (chicken-wire with chicken-feather “leaves”), lawns and even cars.
From the air the factory “disappeared” into the surroundings, resembling a quiet Seattle hillside neighborhood.
Beneath this façade, the plant’s interior was highly advanced for its day: a network of tunnels linked work areas and included offices, cafeterias, locker rooms, classrooms and restrooms so workers could move rapidly without disrupting production. Even the plant’s tall smokestacks were disguised, one was painted to look like a street lamp or fireplug. These innovations helped Plant 2 survive WWII unscathed.
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