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- 1971
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. It took only 10 minutes to destroy 11 years of craftsmanship. Architect Silas E. Nelsen and his son, Silas Jr., spent 11 years building this cedar-hulled, teak finished sailing vessel in a shed behind the architect's office on Center St. Fire destroyed both the shed and the boat on April 4, 1970. The remains of the sailboat were sold to Wesley Robert Hatton for one dollar; Hatton then hauled the hulk to Bayshore Marina property on the Ruston Way waterfront. There she became an odd "landmark" with a "Bayshore Coffee Shop" sign hanging from her prow. The marina's new owner, Virgil Hohman, wanted to get rid of the charred boat but the owner's whereabouts were unknown. The building partially obscured by the boat is believed to be the Bayshore Boat Lockers which was located at 4013 Ruston Way. That address is now the location of the restaurant, Lobster Shop South, which was built in 1981. (TNT 11-8-74, B-7 article on boat)
Sailboats--Tacoma;