The Northwest Maritime Center got a jump-start from the Camilla Chandler Family Foundation to build the new center on a dock once occupied by the Thomas Oil Company. The $8 million project has evolved considerably since its initial look 10 years ago and organizers now have collected approximately $2.5 million in campaign contributions.
The $500,000 Chandler foundation grant was steered to the Northwest Maritime Center by local resident Alex Spear, son of the foundation's namesake, Camilla Chandler Frost. Mrs. Chandler was the sister of Otis Chandler, former publisher of The Los Angeles Times.
Plans for the Northwest Maritime Center include a museum, moorage for visiting "tall ships," classrooms and meeting areas. Other donations have come from the Wooden Boat Foundation, a popular local group that sponsors an annual wooden boat festival.
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