https://illustratedamerica.com/ A growing collection of photographs and notes, one postcard at a time. en-us https://illustratedamerica.com/#the-red-barn https://illustratedamerica.com/#the-red-barn <p><img src="https://illustratedamerica.com/img/IMG_3358.jpeg" alt="The Red Barn"></p><p>Seattle, Washington</p><p>The Red Barn is Boeing’s original factory building and one of the company’s most important surviving artifacts. Built in 1909 as part of a Seattle boatyard, it became Boeing’s first production facility in 1916, where early wood-and-fabric aircraft were designed and built. Saved from demolition, the building was moved by barge in 1975 and later became the centerpiece of Seattle’s Museum of Flight.</p><p><em>A note from the road</em></p>