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After declining in use, "a restoration movement came about in the '60s" and people began to live on canal houseboats, Clarke said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Several residents were evacuated from houseboats and caravans at the nearby Billing Aquadrome.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

After owning timeshares of smaller houseboats for a decade, Salmon purchased one-ninth of an Adonia luxury houseboat in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

The famous Dal Lake in the main city of Srinagar has been partially frozen with snow covering the famed shikara or houseboats.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

Living on these boats allows us to blend in with other people since it is not unusual for the houseboats to change locations often.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung