*On November 6, [1998], the Kalakala rounded Point No Point and returned to Seattle. Sixty small boats welcomed the old ferry back, the mayor made a speech, and the city, said [Holly] James, [Executive Director of the Kalakala Foundation], ``caught a bad case of Kalakalamania.''
Kalakalamania, Kalakala-Mania (pron. kuh-LOCK-uh-luh-MAY-nee-yuh) n. An unusally enthusiastic state of mind inspired by the world's only Art Deco ferry Kalakala. Symptoms include the urge to learn everything about the Kalakala, to collect Kalakala memorabilia, to repeatedly search the internet and eBay for more information and collectibles, to create artistic images of the Kalakala, to tell everyone about the Kalakala . . . You know you have a bad case of Kalakalamania when your friends ask you about the Kalakala before they ask about you. Kalakalamania is extremely contagious!
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Email: c.klier@kalakalamania.com
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pron. kuh-LOCK-uh-luh-MAY-nee-yuh
The Kalakala-Mania website is not affiliated with the official Kalakala site which can be seen at Kalakala.org
On November 6, [1998], the Kalakala rounded Point No Point and returned to Seattle. Sixty small boats welcomed the old ferry back, the mayor made a speech, and the city, said [Holly] James, [Executive Director of the Kalakala Foundation], ``caught a bad case of Kalakala-mania.''
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Kalakalamania, Kalakala-Mania (pron. kuh-LOCK-uh-luh-MAY-nee-yuh) n. An unusally enthusiastic state of mind inspired by the world's only Art Deco ferry Kalakala. Symptoms include the urge to know everything about the Kalakala, to collect Kalakala memora-bilia, to repeatedly search the internet and eBay for more information and collectibles, to create artistic images of the Kalakala, to tell everyone about the Kalakala . . . You know you have a bad case of Kalakala-mania when your friends ask you about the Kalakala before they ask about you. Kalakala-mania is extremely contagious!
Notated by S.J.Pickens, Ferryboat Historian, Author, and Archivist
This is a website about the world's first and only streamlined
Art Deco ferry Kalakala. With all her luxuries and unique
futuristic design, she was a symbol of hope and inspiration during
the difficult years of the Depression. In the late 1930s,
the Kalakala became the most photographed icon in the world,
second only to the Eiffel Tower.
We invite you to view our collections of vintage postcards, photos, and art
inspired by the historic Art Deco ferry Kalakala.
The material on this site has been carefully researched and every effort
has been made to obtain proper permissions and to display credits.
However, if you find something on our website which is not properly credited, please contact us and we will fix this as soon as possible.
The Kalakala-Mania website is not affiliated with the official Kalakala site which can be seen at Kalakala.org.
Please contact c.klier@kalakalamania.com if you have any suggestions, corrections, or have some Kalakala memories, photos, or other memorabilia you'd like to share. Thank you!
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Photo of the Kalakala from the 30's (you can tell because there are no supports for the flying bridge, which appeared a short time after she entered service) is courtesy of Don Gray.
(by Jack van Kinsberger)
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