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Another look at Kalakala before it “parts” ways

Another look at Kalakala before it “parts” ways

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) The news about this week’s upcoming sale of parts of the Kalakala, the iconic ferry boat that recently was scrapped in Tacoma, is generating buzz among fans of the unique-looking silver vessel. The parts sale is taking place Friday and Saturday in a Parkland storage yard. Never being ones to miss out on connecting to current news, our State Archives staff dusted off these photos of the Kalakala before it was transformed into relics….

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Remembering the Kalakala

Remembering the Kalakala

The Kalakala during its glory days. (Photo courtesy Washington State Digital Archives)  Fans of the historic Kalakala are sad over the news that the sleek silver ferry boat has been taken this week to the Tacoma dry dock where it will be scrapped. The Kalakala was a Seattle icon before the Space Needle was built. It launched in 1935 and plied Puget Sound’s waters until it was taken out of service in the 1960s. It later was used as a…

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