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Sardonik t1_j9ljfg7 wrote

Did you enjoy a dish of tiny meatballs and lingonberry sauce while taking this picture?

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Level-Adventurous t1_j9lm4ef wrote

I wish they could move this up to penns landing or maybe sugar house and turn it into a hotel. That’s be cool. Far more likely it sinks where it sits right there though

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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j9lsjwn wrote

I'm mystified by the people who show up in threads about the SS United States to say it should be destroyed. I imagine they'd say that the Uptown Theater should be torn down, and until a few years ago would say the same thing about the Divine Lorraine or the Met.

It certainly seems unlikely that the Big U will be saved, and if it can, the best place for it would be New York, which was always its home port. For the foreseeable, it's just Philadelphia's biggest abandoned vehicle. But it's historically important, as the fastest ocean liner ever built, and one of the very few that still exist. And it's beautiful.

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sharkizzle t1_j9m0at7 wrote

This photo needs more saturation.

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100891 t1_j9m0it9 wrote

I call her Ikea Titanic

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callalind t1_j9n0u5r wrote

I've been obsessed with this boat for years.

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callalind t1_j9n13ct wrote

Replying to Sardonik (#1,926,336)

Despite going to Ikeas my whole life, I have never eaten in their food court. I need to amend that. Perhaps if they would walk a dish over to the boat I could cross off two bucket list items at once.

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twoweeeeks t1_j9n58zw wrote

Replying to John_EightThirtyTwo (#1,927,397)

You can save some, but you can’t save them all.

(This quote originates from something about decluttering but feels relevant here too.)

Economically and culturally, I think we’re past the point where major refurbishment projects are possible. Focus is going to shift towards maintaining what’s already well preserved.

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ace_urban t1_j9n8oxh wrote

The RR Canada. Am I doing this right?

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PwillyAlldilly t1_j9njks0 wrote

Finding out what it's should/should've been isn't the hard part. It's letting go....

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Roxaos t1_j9olutr wrote

I don’t recall it being in such a bad condition, granted it’s been years since I’ve last seen it, my memory could just be bad tho.

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harbison215 t1_j9ox631 wrote

Pretty sure at some point in the last 2-3 decades, Donald Trump owned that ship.

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BoomTownRat71 t1_j9pb24b wrote

It’s beyond restoration and should be scuttled for a reef.

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John_EightThirtyTwo t1_j9pm9ns wrote

Replying to reptommel (#1,932,330)

Yes, if we have to lose one or the other, we should lose the United States.

I think we will lose the United States, and we might eventually lose Olympia and even USS New Jersey as well. Saving the United States is an uphill battle in an environment where other ships that are better preserved struggle to stay afloat. That's why I said in my original message that it seems unlikely the SS United States can be saved.

My point is just that there's a difference between saying "This historic ship will, sadly, probably not be preserved" (which makes you a realist) and saying "I can't wait until the former flagship of the American merchant fleet, the finest ocean liner ever built in the USA, is sunk!", which makes you, in my view, a piece of shit.

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bitchjuicee t1_j9psvxh wrote

When I was a kid I thought this was the Titanic

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iconfuseyou t1_j9pvltl wrote

Replying to John_EightThirtyTwo (#1,927,397)

I mean, there is a pretty big difference between saving an old building and saving an old ship. Seawater is ever consuming and there’s a point of no return for all ships. There’s only so many ships that can be saved and not enough interest for passenger liners. I think it also got screwed by the demise of NCL America which might have put it back to use.

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