Seattlest: Kalakala Not Dead Yet (But adjacent to hell in Tacoma)

Beth

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:51:01 -0800

Nice! I can dig that ... just float around and get all your Seattlest stories from on board, as long as you allow guests of course :-)

Dan

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:04:13 -0800

We sent contributor Jonathan into the future to get a snapshot of the restored Kalakala. This is what he brought back!

Dan

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:19:16 -0800

As a transplanted Midwesterner, there's a place in my heart for floating casinos. In the Midwest, "the boats" is synonymous with casinos. "I can't afford it - I've been losing my ass at the boats all weekend." Of course I wouldn't want that to be the fate of the Kalakala. I'm not sure I'm very excited about the mundane task of regular ferry service either...

Beth

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:29:22 -0800

Ok, so we know we don't want Casino Kalakala... so Bill should just give *me* the money and I'll fix it up :-) I would love to commute on the Kalakala everyday. Bliss. And I'd design seats that are actually *comfortable*. And serve gourmet coffee and tea. Dream on...

Editor Democracy for Puget Sound.com

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:49:29 -0800

Oh come on. Tacoma has been the blunt of Seattle based jokes from Almost Live for years. We joke because we love. Seriously I wonder what they are going to to with the Hyak. I met my girlfreind on that boat.

handpuppets

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:46:42 -0800

Sure sure, pick on Tacoma. Maybe you should come visit sometime. All of the sound views, none of the overpriced condos blocking the view. And you can actually witness what it's like to have light rail. -Signed a former Seattlite living large in Tacoma.

susan

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:56:04 -0800

Here's the dark side of what can happen to these cool old art deco boats--the Admiral in St. Louis. Here it is, in historical perspective: http://www.steamboats.org/gal-admiral.htm And here's what St. Louis did with it: http://www.presidentcasino.com/stlouis/ Be careful what you wish for!

Dan

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:16:30 -0800

I completely agree. How can a monstrosity like the EMP get built with the shell of the Kalakala sitting right there?

Beth

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:21:29 -0800

What I don't get is why Paul Allen or Bill Gates or someone like that doesn't just fork over the cash. I mean the Kalakala is COOL. And look at all the tourist dollars the ferry system brings in. If I had as much money as Paul or Bill I would just donate it. The few hundred thousand it will take to get it fixed up and working again, even if it's a couple mill, that's like a drop in the bucket for these guys. Oh well.