Vallejo (ferry)

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The Vallejo is a houseboat in Sausalito, California, United States. Originally a passenger ferry in Portland, Oregon, known as O & amp; CRR Ferry No. 2 , at the end of the 19th century. After falling into disuse in Portland, it was transported to San Francisco Bay in California, where it was used as a ferry between Vallejo and Mare Island until the end of World War II. It was later purchased by a group led by artist Jean Varda, and was replaced as a houseboat, where a number of parties and salons were guided by prominent figures in the San Francisco area of ​​the 1960s and 70s.

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Histori

The Oregon & amp; California Railroad originally served Portland, providing connectivity between East Portland terminals of O & M lines; C Railroad and Downtown Portland. The 414-ton boat was operated in 1879 by Henry Villard, to replace the old ferries set up by Ben Holladay. In November 1878, a drunk passenger had dropped off the boat before landing, and drowned; the resulting legal action appealed to the Supreme Court of Oregon.

Different accounts have No Ferry. 2 built on the East Coast and coming to Portland around Cape Horn, or being built in Portland.

With the construction of the Steel Bridge in 1888, the ferry was no longer needed; after several years of unemployment, it was transported to San Francisco Bay, renamed Vallejo (no more than 1904), and converted to use coal and then oil for fuel. The sales bill of 1923 reflects a purchase by Robert Rauhauge of Mare Island Line. It was put into service transporting workers and visitors between the town of Vallejo and Mare Island. The ferry service was discontinued after the end of World War II, and with the construction of a causeway linking Mare and Vallejo Islands; Vallejo is the last retired ferry. He was sold for scrap in 1947, and sent to Sausalito for split.

Recovery

Artist Jean Varda watched the ship when its demolition was delayed. He, surrealist Gordon Onslow Ford, and architect Forest Wright bought it; Wright immediately sold his three to Ford. They made extensive changes, improvised, used pieces in the area, and turned the boat into an art studio and a houseboat. Ford described it as "a place where artists flourished, flowered", adding that "Varda set the tone" with his interest in entertaining.

Under the auspices of The Society For Comparative Philosophy (1962-1984) poet Elsa Gidlow and philosopher Alan Watts bought Ford stock from the ship's home in 1961. The ferry was then used as a base for Alan and Jano Watts and a meeting place for hundreds of Society. function. Party and Society salon went on.

Houseboat Summit

A meeting at Vallejo was known as the "Houseboat Summit" featuring Timothy Leary, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder and Watts discussing LSD and lifestyle issues; Famous discussions can be found in the San Francisco Oracle culture contra magazine.

Next life

Vallejo deteriorated during the 1960s. Varda died suddenly in 1971, as did Watts in 1973. The conversation continued on the boat after Watts's death, from 1978 Alfred Sorensen, a mystic known as Sunyata held a weekly meeting there where he would answer questions from visitors.

Marian Saltman, who began living in Vallejo in 1971, arranged for his purchase in 1981, and began to return the boat. He said, "I hope he will continue to be a home for people and great ideas, and I want him to serve the creative and artistic needs of Sausalito and the Bay Area."

Vallejo moved across San Francisco Bay to the Alameda shipyard for repairs in 2000, and then returned to the dock in Sausalito.

A new fiberglass outer hull is currently under construction and will be installed around 2012. The ship's vessel currently operates as a private residence, without a visit permit.

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References

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External links

• Memoirs of Henry Villard, Vol. 2, Book 8 contains relevant information about projects replacing ferries in O & amp terminal terminals CRR.

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