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Post by Kahloke on Jan 13, 2010 19:32:09 GMT -8
Here's a postcard I have of Spokane in the "Rainbow" livery:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 5, 2010 22:53:19 GMT -8
Photos of Spokane, on the Edmonds-Kingston run, on October 27, 2010. - photos from her sister ship Walla Walla. ----------------- - at Edmonds terminal. --------------------- Showing us that the WSF Jumbo class is a cousin of the BC Ferries C-Class. (I've flipped this Spokane photo, in order to do the comparison to the Queen of Cowichan)
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 11, 2010 12:00:46 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 17, 2010 23:41:20 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 18, 2010 13:27:55 GMT -8
A great photo of what I think is Spokane by member Trackside 1. Fire Run - the Edmonds to Kingston run from Edmonds obviously taken at Sunset.
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Post by Rhody on Dec 22, 2010 14:49:28 GMT -8
MV Spokane
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Jan 6, 2011 4:43:26 GMT -8
Here's some photos from a few crossings I took in mid-December on the MV Spokane from the Edmonds/Kingston run. I was particularly impressed with this ferry's vast open-air sun deck. Makes me wonder why the rest of the fleet (Issaquah 130s, specifically) don't offer this feature. I was really impressed also (being a Titanic enthusiast) with the fact that despite being 5 feet shorter across the beam, the MV Spokane is exactly half the length of Titanic, which gave me a very good impression for exactly how large a ship Titanic was (the sun deck on MV Spokane is roughly the length of Titanic's boat deck give or take 50 feet when accounting for space available for her passengers). Pardon the quality of these photos as they were taken with a cellphone camera at 1.3MP. Photo-0023 by srosenow_98, on Flickr (Taken November 28, 2010) Photo-0044 by srosenow_98, on Flickr This crew deckhouse on MV Spokane gave me a very good idea as to how large the Officer's Deckhouse was on Titanic, as MV Spokane's pilothouse structure is approximately the same width as Titanic's bridge. Photo-0038 by srosenow_98, on Flickr In Edmonds waiting to cross. Photo-0060 by srosenow_98, on Flickr Photo-0042 by srosenow_98, on Flickr A short and stout funnel! Photo-0057 by srosenow_98, on Flickr I was the ONLY person in the passenger cabin on this end of the ferry on this crossing. I think everyone stayed in their cars, because the passenger cabin on this crossing was very much empty. Photo-0034 by srosenow_98, on Flickr Photo-0022 by srosenow_98, on Flickr Photo-0026 by srosenow_98, on Flickr And one more. Photo-0038 by srosenow_98, on Flickr
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Post by mrdot on Feb 1, 2011 11:34:49 GMT -8
:)congragulations on your Spokane shots, and I particularily like your latest sig. pic., although the last CPR rr logo looked bad, as oposed to the original princess livery. It is nice that Washington state and Alaska have retained their livery!mrdot.
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Post by Freeland on May 27, 2011 12:24:09 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on May 27, 2011 20:16:40 GMT -8
Photos of Spokane today: vehicles boarding Spokane at Kingston Sun Deck Solarium Spokane has new doors leading to the outer decks, or at least they are new to me - haven't been on this boat in quite awhile
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Post by lmtengs on May 27, 2011 20:58:11 GMT -8
How do you pronounce this ship's (and the City's) name? I see and think Spoh-KAYNE, but I seem to remember hearing Spoh-KANN at least once. Is there a set pronunciation, and if so, which is it?
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Post by Barnacle on May 27, 2011 21:40:37 GMT -8
Spo-CAN. Spo-CANE was only as pronounced by Pres. John F. Kennedy.
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Post by zargoman on Jun 8, 2011 10:51:22 GMT -8
What's up with the Spokane?! She broke down again this morning. Twice in one week that she temporarily bit the dust, third time in the past month. In regards to the photos of the doors, I believe that is the first time that I have seen green doors on a ferry. That's strange looking...and, the benches are solid green (At least in comparison to the Walla Walla, I haven't been on the Spokane in a great while and don't exactly know what is normal for her).
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Post by zargoman on Jul 2, 2011 15:07:38 GMT -8
After a strictly Walla Walla streak, I finally got onto the Spokane again going from Kingston to Edmonds. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr I still don't know what to say about the interior colors. I have not looked closely at the black seats before, and strangely, I like them. There is some good contrast between the black seat and the teal trim. The burgundy seats are actually pretty nice looking too. The floor pattern varies too. The interior of the Spokane and the subtle differences between end 1 and end 2 is something that I would expect if I were going to see Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, not a Washington State Ferry. =) It is strange, but there are some components that I like and some that I don't like. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr When going into the No 1 end, the trim on the chairs changes from teal to gray. There are no black or burgundy seats in the No 1 end. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr The shelter deck on the main passenger level did get new doors, but the bench seats did not get the green paint. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr The elevator on the Spokane came before the one on the Wenatchee. When it was first installed, all the windows in the elevator entry on the sun deck were purple. Now, the windows along the wall are clear and the ones on top are still purple. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr On the solarium deck at the No 1 end where the shelter ends, there is a security camera hanging down. There is now a railing that comes 3 or 4 feet after the end of the shelter to keep people from hitting their head on the camera. The railings along the solarium deck are straight the entire length of the deck. On the Walla Walla, there are still four areas (one on each corner next to the wheelhouses) that are blocked off by railings where the inflatable life raft canisters were stored before the new marine evacuation slide system was installed.
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Post by EGfleet on Jul 3, 2011 4:29:08 GMT -8
Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr I still don't know what to say about the interior colors. I have not looked closely at the black seats before, and strangely, I like them. There is some good contrast between the black seat and the teal trim. The burgundy seats are actually pretty nice looking too. The floor pattern varies too. The interior of the Spokane and the subtle differences between end 1 and end 2 is something that I would expect if I were going to see Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, not a Washington State Ferry. =) It is strange, but there are some components that I like and some that I don't like. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr When going into the No 1 end, the trim on the chairs changes from teal to gray. There are no black or burgundy seats in the No 1 end. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr The elevator on the Spokane came before the one on the Wenatchee. When it was first installed, all the windows in the elevator entry on the sun deck were purple. Now, the windows along the wall are clear and the ones on top are still purple. There's a reason she's been nicknamed "The Clown Boat." ;D
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Post by zargoman on Jul 7, 2011 20:39:55 GMT -8
I just ran across some photos when the Spokane was being towed from Todd Shipyards to Pier 52 after being "painted" last year. They only painted the ends of the boat, which is very evident in the photos. Spokane by zargoman, on Flickr
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Post by zargoman on Aug 25, 2011 10:40:12 GMT -8
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Post by zargoman on Aug 27, 2011 20:21:13 GMT -8
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Post by Steve Rosenow on Aug 28, 2011 0:32:49 GMT -8
I have to say, admittedly, the Spokane is what really kickstarted the revival of my interest in Washington State Ferries.
It just sucks, tho, that it was under poor circumstances. All that aside, I still think that the Spokane's interior is waaaayyyyy better than the Walla2's interior.
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Post by zargoman on Nov 3, 2011 8:25:00 GMT -8
Does anybody have photos of the original interior of the Spokane? I've been on the Walla Walla many times before the cabin was refurbished, but my farthest memories of the Spokane are of the "Clown" colors. What year was her interior refurbished?
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Post by FNS on Nov 3, 2011 8:56:10 GMT -8
Does anybody have photos of the original interior of the Spokane? I've been on the Walla Walla many times before the cabin was refurbished, but my farthest memories of the Spokane are of the "Clown" colors. What year was her interior refurbished? Here's a postcard view from "evergreenfleet.com": www.evergreenfleet.com/wallawalla/wally_groovy.jpgThe seats were orange and the benches were black. The carpeting were of a tannish kind of color.
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Post by Barnacle on Nov 3, 2011 16:57:00 GMT -8
The seats were orange and the benches were black. The [Jumbo-class] carpeting were of a tannish kind of color. Was it? My recollection is hazy, but I had vague recollection of a gold or gold-with-orange color. Mind you, I didn't see it until 1979, and a couple million commuters later will have their effect on the carpet. On a side note, I remember the later dark brown carpet that was on the Walla Walla... at least, most people thought it was brown. If you actually got it clean, it was a dark grey-blue. This is why WSF doesn't carpet their boats any more. ;D
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Post by EGfleet on Nov 3, 2011 17:11:26 GMT -8
The seats were orange and the benches were black. The [Jumbo-class] carpeting were of a tannish kind of color. Was it? My recollection is hazy, but I had vague recollection of a gold or gold-with-orange color. Mind you, I didn't see it until 1979, and a couple million commuters later will have their effect on the carpet. On a side note, I remember the later dark brown carpet that was on the Walla Walla... at least, most people thought it was brown. If you actually got it clean, it was a dark grey-blue. This is why WSF doesn't carpet their boats any more. ;D Looks like you're both right. It would appear there were patches of gold and tan. Courtesy of my friend Dave Ruble... taken 4 December, 1976, when the boats were both under five years of age. How's this for an eye-watering galley?
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Post by FNS on Nov 3, 2011 17:57:00 GMT -8
Was it? My recollection is hazy, but I had vague recollection of a gold or gold-with-orange color. Mind you, I didn't see it until 1979, and a couple million commuters later will have their effect on the carpet. On a side note, I remember the later dark brown carpet that was on the Walla Walla... at least, most people thought it was brown. If you actually got it clean, it was a dark grey-blue. This is why WSF doesn't carpet their boats any more. ;D Looks like you're both right. It would appear there were patches of gold and tan. Courtesy of my friend Dave Ruble... taken 4 December, 1976, when the boats were both under five years of age. I remember my first boarding of the SPOKANE in the Spring of 1973. This was her Open Ship at Colman Dock. There were self tours of her noisy engine rooms and the neat wheelhouses. I liked the original interiors and the fancy dining room with those neat light fixtures. Had a snack in her dining room before my dad took me up to the Seattle Center Coliseum for an afternoon Sonics game. The issued pamphlet mentioned that she would replace the KALEETAN on the Winslow run. The KALEETAN would go to the Kingston run replacing the TILLIKUM. The TILLIKUM would go to Vashon Island. Some key moves in 1973: New built SPOKANE to Winslow run. KALEETAN from Winslow run to Kingston run. TILLIKUM from Kingston run to Vashon Island, joining the KLAHOWYA and QUINAULT. New built WALLA WALLA to the San Juans. VASHON from the San Juans to Columbia Beach. OLYMPIC from Columbia Beach to Keystone, summer only, returning to Columbia Beach in the fall.
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Post by lmtengs on Nov 3, 2011 18:07:20 GMT -8
Wow, I actually really like that retro styling! So there was a time when the interiors of WSF's ships rivaled those of BC's ships!
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