SS United States Conservancy in South Philadelphia faces eviction

CBS Philadelphia ^ | March 2, 2024 | CBS Philadelphia

[Dr. Franklin]

The ship arrived in Philadelphia for temporary docking pending restoration in 1996. It remains were it arrived. It obviously lacks funding. Some plans include refitting the ship as a floating hotel and then possibly towed to NYC. Congress could fund the project, and ship is historically significant. Yet, it remains rusting away on the pier. It is visible to anyone from I-95 or crossing the Walt Whitman Bridge to or from Camden, NJ.

More about the ship here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_United_States

[BobL]

Might as well scuttle it in the Atlantic. From what I’ve heard, they didn’t even have bathrooms for LGBTs.

[Dr. Franklin]

Might as well scuttle it in the Atlantic. From what I’ve heard, they didn’t even have bathrooms for LGBTs.

Only if they first fill the ship with rainbow warriors!

[BobL]

Great point.

[PGR88]

Meanwhile, its keel is slowly but steadily rotting away.

[Prov1322]

PING

[Dr. Franklin]

The engineering: What Made the SS United States SO Fast?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

That ship is in such a rotten, deteriorated condition, it’s appalling. It would be a near wonder if it could survive being towed to a scrapyard.

[EEGator]

It’s an artistic representation of the Philly-Camden-Chester area.

Forgotten and dying.

[Starboard]

“Meanwhile, its keel is slowly but steadily rotting away.”

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There’s an unmistakable allegory in that.

[catnipman]

looks to me like that rust hulk is ready to be towed to Brownsville to be broken ... assuming that’s even worth the towing expense ...

[Starboard]

“Some plans include refitting the ship as a floating hotel and then possibly towed to NYC.”

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Probably for the migrants. Democrats would be happy to provide funding for that.

[lewislynn]

possibly sinking it for good.

IOW, it's the tear down the statue mentality.

[lightman]

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[Albion Wilde]

Sad. "They paved paradise..."

How the once-great SS United States ended up docked across from Ikea for 27 years
From transatlantic record-holder to rusting artifact in a Philly river — now facing eviction.eptember 15, 2023

[willk]

How about using it as a campaign advertisement for Trump to make the SS United States great again if he wins. Might pick up some Pennsylvania voters too.

[wally_bert]

Reminds me of the ship in this episode of The Naked City.

Good one to me.

https://youtu.be/BfyRlhjpmDk?si=nRpb9dsOMUiJXRk7

[SubMareener]

I actually crossed the Atlantic on the SS United States in 1966. Great ship.

[x]

Sad. The ship was only in service from 1952 to 1969. If it was going to be repurposed it should have happened 50 years ago. Asbestos removal was a major job. There were some great plans for converting the ship, but too much work and too much money would have been needed to put them into effect.

[William of Barsoom]

I had a very nice detailed model of her on my desk for years.

In my Dreamworld, It’d be Nice if some super-rich guy bought it, re-furbished it, and established a High Style, One Class (First, of course) transatlantic service for other Very Wealthy People — and everybody would dress formally for dinner; and they’d have all Top-Drawer Major “A” list entertainers in The Old Grand Style.

Crew and a few paying passengers could occupy the smaller cabins, but in All First-Class, Five-Star Service, I figure all the accomodations would be suites of several rooms going for $10,000 a day — or more.

I think it could pay out pretty quickly. (But nobody THAT rich reads these pages..)

So, I guess she’s to be lost... That’s a shame...