James S. Russell is a Seattle native who is an independent journalist based in New York City, where he writes about architecture and cities. This essay was first published in his Substack, James560@substack.com
In its combination of quiet boldness, reticence when called for, and lack of self-consciousness, the term “masterpiece” does not seem to apply. It’s pretty satisfying though, and worth celebrating.
Management was fully responsible for Boeing’s near-death experience, but reviving a diverse, healthy, and innovative industrial sector, while worthy, will not succeed until the profits-only zeitgeist is addressed.