Sausalito's Secret History: Recent Episodes
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How did a laurel wreath from Sausalito come to adorn the grave of Lord Byron? For that, we can thank Ina Coolbrith.
The post Sausalito Secret History 083 first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
How did the Rodeo Ave. exit off 101 Southbound become the Off Ramp to Nowhere?
The post Sausalito’s Secret History: 030 Off Ramp to Nowhere first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Back in July 2023 I wrote a newspaper column about Forbes Kiddoo and his fantasy isle which floated in Richardson’s Bay in the 80s. Then I got a big surprise!
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 078: Forbes first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
To borrow a phrase from the sixties, if you remember the notorious dry docks of Richardson’s Bay. . . you were probably never aboard them.
The post Sausalito Secret History 076 Dry Docks first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
The Ice House moved to Bridgeway and Bay Streets in 1993, but it almost never got there at all.
The post Secret History 073: Ice House first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Despite long odds, Rumors came true in Sausalito in 1976.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 071: Rumours.mp3 first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Otis Redding’s famous song (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay was inspired by Sausalito. But do you know the reason why Redding was sittin’ on one of our docks?
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 069 : Sittin on the Dock first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
When you think of Dagwood, do you imagine the comic strip character or his enormous sandwiches? Well, in Sausalito, at least for a short time, Dagwood had a very different meaning.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History: 066 Dagwoods first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
The ferryboat Berkeley has had a lonh and varied history, someof it here in Sausalito
The post SHS064:berkeley first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Did you know that Gumby got his start in Sausalito? Well,almost…
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Throughout Sausalito’s history, lots of things have happened, but just as interesting is a long list of things that DIDN’T happen here.
The post Secret History 063:neverhappened first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Marinship, which changed the face of Sausalito forever, became operational in just a few months in early 1942.
The post Sausalito’s’ Secret History 062: Marinship first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
The Floating Homes Community celebrates the 32nd anniversary of it annual Open Homes Tour on September 30.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 061: FHA Tour first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
It took a California Supreme Court decision to integrate the workforce at Marinship during WW II.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 055: Integrating Marinship first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Imagine Sausalito owning its own airport.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 056: Sausalito Airport? first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
If he had been treated better, Hearst might have built his castle right here.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 054 Hearst first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
When the Chamber of Commerce disappeared off its own map!
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 053: Caledonia first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Can you imagine Coney Island in Richardson’s Bay?
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 052: Strauss first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
From Sausalito to the World Series.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History:051: Wenslof first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
What we call Bridgeway today was known as Water Street until the Golden Gate Bridge came along.
The post Bridgeway first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Did you know that our little village is as old as San Francisco?
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The name Cavallo Point is part of our oldest local history. . .
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 047 Cavallo Point first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
The opening of Jack London’s novel, The Sea-Wolf, is based on an historic tragedy . . .
The post Sausalito’s Secret History: Ferry first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
At the dawn of the 20th Century, Sausalito was a hi tech center.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History:045 Railroad first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
What we know as Whiskey Springs was once a Miwok settlement, but that changed forever in 1892
The post Secret History 045:whiskey first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
As you drive through down Waldo Grade past Waldo Point Harbor, do you ever find yourself asking, “Who’s Waldo?”
The post Secret History 044:waldo first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Before she debuted on Broadway in 1949, Carol Channing spent some time here as an artist’s model.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 041: Channing first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
This a good time to recognize Sausalito’s connection to thet.Panama Pacific Exposition.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 040: Elephants first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
The Marine Mammal Center near Rodeo Lagoon turns 40 this year. . . and might set a record while doing it.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 039 tmmc first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Picture a high-rise apartment smack in the middle of Shelter Cove.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 038 Apartment first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
William Richardson dreamed of a city springing up in Sausalito. Charles Botts actually did something about it.
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 035: Botts first appeared on Radio Sausalito.
Gabrielson Park was once known as “The Hole.”
The post Sausalito’s Secret History 034 Gabrielson first appeared on Radio Sausalito.