'Roll On, Kalakala' celebrates the beginning, and end, of a Seattle icon
This month marks 10 years since the Kalakala was removed from the shores of Tacoma and demolished.
The ferry, which looked a little like if the Titanic was mixed with a spaceship, was once the symbol of Seattle - a shiny, chrome vision of the future.
While the Kalakala is gone, it’s far from forgotten.
There’s even a song that follows the journey of the Kalakala: from its creation to its eventual demise.
And the story of the song itself is filled with twists and turns.
We sat down with the people behind this song to hear why they’ve spent years dedicated to remembering the…
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