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FELIKS BANEL -- NORTHWEST HISTORIAN HEARD ON SEATTLE'S MORNING NEWS

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Nathan Veress (left) led the effort to retrieve an old air-raid siren mounted on a utility pole near Laurelhurst Park and Laurelhurst Elementary School; Nathan's dad Alex Veress is at center, and younger brother Evan Veress is at right. (Courtesy Veress Family) A crew from Cannon Constructors donated time and equipment to take down the siren. (Courtesy Veress Family) Nathan Veress is restoring the siren in his garage. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Newsradio) A map from 1941 shows siren locations around North Seattle. (Courtesy Veress Family
Forgotten World War II air-raid siren rescued by Seattle high school student