Blog and Book Feature
“Welcome to old San Francisco,” says James Tucker, as he climbs down a rusty ladder into his houseboat fish boat. Up above, the noisy, touristy pier hides a dock below, where the ‘Famiglia Santa’, a Sausalito fishing boat built in 1927 and a 35’ Monterey Trawler built in Sausalito in 1926 – also now James’ home – sits in quiet waters. Amidst the booming tech industry, James considers himself “a steward of old things.” He spends his days as a letterpress printer in the Mission District of San Francisco, where he shares his storefront-cum-studio The Aesthetic Union
