At the dawn of the 20th Century, Sausalito was a hi tech center.
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Secret History 045:whiskey
What we know as Whiskey Springs was once a Miwok settlement, but that changed forever in 1892
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Secret History 044:waldo
As you drive through down Waldo Grade past Waldo Point Harbor, do you ever find yourself asking, “Who’s Waldo?”
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Sausalito’s Secret History 041: Channing
Before she debuted on Broadway in 1949, Carol Channing spent some time here as an artist’s model.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 040: Elephants
This a good time to recognize Sausalito’s connection to thet.Panama Pacific Exposition.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 039 tmmc
The Marine Mammal Center near Rodeo Lagoon turns 40 this year. . . and might set a record while doing it.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 038 Apartment
Picture a high-rise apartment smack in the middle of Shelter Cove.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 035: Botts
William Richardson dreamed of a city springing up in Sausalito. Charles Botts actually did something about it.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 034 Gabrielson
Gabrielson Park was once known as “The Hole.”
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Sausalito’s Secret History 029: Gold in Sausalito
One Sausalito resident claimed he discovered gold in Hurricane Gulch.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 028:flying saucer
And then there was the time flying saucers were spotted in Sausalito. . .
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Sausalito’s Secret History 027:Saucelito
When did Saucelito become Sausalito?
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Sausalito’s Secret History 023: Toadfish
The notorious humming toadfish was the scourge of Sausalito’s floating homes community in the mid-80s.
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sh022: Traffic
Today, downtown Sausalito traffic sometimes crawls. But this congestion is nothing compared to the 1920s.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 021: Elephants
Everyone knows the stately elephants at Vina del Mar Plaza, but do you know their names?
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Sausalito’s Secret History 020: Manganese Mining
The hills of Old Town Sausalito have seen many changes over the last couple of centuries, including a short-lived manganese boom.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 019: John Reed
William Richardson may have founded Sausalito, but he wasn’t the first white settler here. . .
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Sausalito’s Secret History 018: The Pond
The area that’s now beautiful Vina del Mar Plaza was once “the symbol of all that was rotten in Sausalito.”
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Sausalito’s Secret History 017: Van Damme
Who was the ferryboat Charles Van Damme named after?
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Sausalito’s Secret History 016: Water Street
Once upon a time, sleepy little Water Street almost became a freeway. . .
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Sausalito’s Secret History 015: Alcatraz
The 1969 Indian “invasion” of Alcatraz was launched from Sausalito’s no name bar. . .
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Sausalito’s Secret History 014: Marine Mammal Center
Our nearby Marine Mammal Center was the first of its kind in the U.S. . . .
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Sausalito’s Secret History 013: Waldo
We all know Waldo Tunnel, Waldo Grade, and Waldo Point Harbor, but . . . who’s Waldo?
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Sausalito’s Secret History 012: Marinship
Marinship, which changed the face of Sausalito forever, became operational in just a matter of months in early 1942.
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Sausalito’s Secret History 011: Strauss
Can you imagine Coney Island in Richardson’s Bay? It might have happened. . .
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