ISLANDER SHOOTERS FOCUS ON HISTORIC BUILDING
Legendary photographer Ansel Adams once said, “Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.” With that in mind, several “poets” and their cameras participated in a recent photo contest, with the subject being Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill.
Images ranged from backdrops of storm clouds and rainbows to nighttime shots and aerials. A panel of Bluewater Boathouse managers chose the winning entries. First place received dinner for four, second place dinner for two, and third place lunch for two.
First place went to Patrick Shourds for his colorful aerial view of the Boathouse. Second place went to Kel Casey, and third place to Carl Lindee. More than a dozen photos were entered in the contest.
“The old Boathouse is so popular with photographers anyway,” said Bluewater Boathouse general manager Steve Ewing. “We thought we would hold a contest to see what else might be out there. We weren’t disappointed in the winning entries, to say the least. They are exceptional photos of our historic building.”
Bluewater Boathouse is in one of the most popular subjects for photographers and painters on the island. Built in 1887 (a year before the Hotel del Coronado), it has had many different personalities over the decades, while continuing to maintain and preserve the elegant Victorian appearance on the outside.
Originally built as a proving ground for carpenters hired to construct the Hotel Del, these laborers created the Boathouse from descriptions given them by the owners of the Del. Once the Boathouse was completed, they began construction on the actual Hotel Del, which they completed in under a year.
The Boathouse served as the Hotel del Coronado Boathouse for many years, with live-in boat masters and their families occupying the upstairs of the structure, and boat rentals and community meetings taking place on the main deck.
The building housed the original Coronado Yacht Club, as well as meetings for San Diego Yacht Club. It was the first official headquarters for Scripps Institution of Oceanography and can be seen in the movies “Some Like It Hot” (with Marilyn Monroe) and “Coronado” (with Johnny Downs).
From 1968-2002 it was a Chart House, the fourth in that extremely successful chain of restaurants. It became the Coronado Boathouse, then Boathouse 1887, and then 1887 on the Bay before being taken over by Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill in 2014.
Today it thrives as a successful seafood restaurant specializing in fresh, sustainable seafood. The upper area can be cordoned off for private events, and Bluewater pays homage to the Chart House era each April with a grand reunion of all former Chart House employees, traveling from all over the globe to attend.
Coronado’s Bluewater Boathouse is located at 1701 Strand Way, across from the Hotel del Coronado. For more information, or for reservations, call (619) 435-0155.
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