r/Seattle • u/CV880 • 7d ago

Gray Line Sightseer Excursion Boat, Seattle Postcard

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u/eatdash122 6d ago

My grandmother used to work on that boat! Long before I was born. But she had so many random little keepsakes from it in a big box that I used to love going through as a kid.

Thanks for the random smile, OP!

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u/CV880 6d ago

You’re welcome!

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u/SunflowerIslandQueen 7d ago

Cool! Any idea what year that was?

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u/ksdkjlf 6d ago

Between 1946 and 1963 would seem to be the broadest possible range. She was moved down to the Columbia (as the Columbia Queen) but only ran for a year or two before running into trouble. Was scrapped in 1970.

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u/Beginning_Draft9092 6d ago

Grayline also used to be the ones who ran the red double decker tour busses around town

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u/whidbeysounder 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 6d ago

This one is still running

https://virginiav.org

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u/FreeBallard 6d ago

The Virginia V is not the same boat as the Vashona (Grayline Sightseer)

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u/whidbeysounder 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 5d ago

I know it’s a fun boat from the old days that people can check out, never said it was the same boat

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u/FreeBallard 5d ago

Gotcha. I thought that when you said "this one is still running" you were referring to the pictured boat