Review:

San Francisco is no stranger to eccentric colorful communities and the Gates Co-op Houseboat Community fits right in. It is located in Sausalito’s Richardson Bay and consists of a bunch of houseboats that range from a pirate ship to a home built on a WWII tug. The community is surrounded by a very different kind of “floating homes,” luxury floating palaces protected by locked gates. Gates Coop is the last remnant of a once thriving community of hippies, artists, musicians, and other “free-thinking” bohemians who lived in colorful floating houses of all kinds. The late 60s brought an end to the famous week-long parties the community was famous for, and after what was known as the “water wars,” many house boats were cut off from the dock for the violation of various codes. The 38 floating houses that still exist are all that is left and the age of both residents and the boats, the law, and changing times mean that the community’s days are numbered.

Gate 6, Sausalito, CA 94965

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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