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W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2002 10:59 PM RE: The Kalakala. If it's in the Pacific Northwest and it sounds Polynesian it's probably an Indian name. The similarities makes hunting Tiki bars in small towns difficult as you never know if a place called The Kalakala might be an old Polynesian themed joint or just a dive bar named with the Chinook word for "the flying bird" (which is, apparently, what it means). The Kalakala (pronounced kah-LA-kah-la) is indeed an amazing looking ferry, a point of pride for Seattle history buffs...Even though it's a Californian transplant. But just the bottom, it got dreamy up here. Know it all at http://www.historylink.org/output.CFM?file_ID=312 [ Edited by: woofmutt on 2002-07-31 23:03 ]

RE: The Kalakala.

If it's in the Pacific Northwest and it sounds Polynesian it's probably an Indian name. The similarities makes hunting Tiki bars in small towns difficult as you never know if a place called The Kalakala might be an old Polynesian themed joint or just a dive bar named with the Chinook word for "the flying bird" (which is, apparently, what it means). The Kalakala (pronounced kah-LA-kah-la) is indeed an amazing looking ferry, a point of pride for Seattle history buffs...Even though it's a Californian transplant. But just the bottom, it got dreamy up here.

Know it all at http://www.historylink.org/output.CFM?file_ID=312

[ Edited by: woofmutt on 2002-07-31 23:03 ]

Post #4841 by woofmutt on Wed, Jul 31, 2002 10:59 PM