The similarities between the Lower Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington and the Lower Willamette River in Portland, Oregon are truly fascinating. The two rivers have a braided history of being labeled “industrial/ economic engines”. Both rivers have been rerouted and deviated from their natural course, deep channeled for shipping, and heavily contaminated with persistent organic pesticides, The current conditions of Lower Duwamish and the Willamette rivers contribute to negative impacts on the health and lives of tribes, immigrant, and poor who live adjacent to its shores. The neighborhood of South Park, in South Seattle, has very similar economic, cultural, and social makeup as St. Johns, in North Portland. Each neighborhood is impacted with heavy transportation, industry, and high amounts of cultural diversity.
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