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Old Town
This is one of a series of pages on each of Sausalito's Neighborhoods, with links to Restaurants, Hotels, Bus Stops and Activities in each area. Click here to return to the Neighborhoods Index.
This area at the southern edge of Sausalito is the original Whaler's Cove, the location of the first homes and roads in Sausalito. Primarily a residential area, it also has a restaurant and a market-deli. "North St.", "East St.", "West St." and "South St." are all in this neighborhood, and mark the borders of early Sausalito over a century ago.
See below for some fascinating historical photos of the area which show the original appearance of the ruined piers offshore.
Restaurants
| Aurora (Italian) |
| Golden Gate Market (Sandwiches) |
Hotels
| There are no hotels in this neighborhood. The closest hotel are is south in Fort Baker and the GGNRA. |
Bus Stops (Click here for more information)
| 2nd St. at Main |
Landmarks
| The Boardwalk from Orson Welles' & Rita Hayworth's "Lady from Shanghai" |
| Sally Stanford's Valhalla Inn |
| South View Park |
| Swede's Beach |
| Tiffany Beach |
History
A view of Old Town Sausalito from the hills south of town, perhaps from the 1920's. The boardwalk in the recent photo at the top of this page (which was shot from the opposite direction) is in the very center of this picture. It was the location of a scene with Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in the film The Lady from Shanghai.
Very little remains of the piers at the botom of the photo, which date back to the late 1800's when this was still "downtown." An old ferry is visible at the ferry pier (then south of the current location) at the top of the photo.
Forty years later, as seen in this c. 1962 photo, different piers have been built, and most of the ruins we see offshore are from this generation of structures.
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