27.5.2024, Sausalito house boats (SF Bay Area)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausalito,_California: The Sausalito houseboat community consists of more than 400 houseboats of various shapes, sizes, and values, along the north end of town, approximately two miles from downtown … forming an integral part of the Sausalito community. The roots of the houseboat community lie in the re-use of abandoned boats and material after the de-commissioning of the Marinship shipyards at the end of World War II … After a series of tense confrontations in the 1970s and 1980s, additional regulations were applied to the area and the great majority of boats were relocated to approved docks. From 77 boats in the water in 1977, there were about 18 boats left in 2019 … Several are architect-designed pieces … recent action has required them to fit city-standards of sanitation and building codes.