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The SS United States: Until the first blows fall
How best to describe the SS United States? Take the Chrysler Building, install engines powerful enough to drive an aircraft carrier, and outfit the inside with furnishings fit for John…
Kicking off the Year in Review. Our tarnished jewel on the Delaware
Last summer, I phoned my grandmother Judy from the decks of the SS United States. It was July 1, 2010, the happy day when Gerry Lenfest’s grant to the SS United…
A big step for the Big U
This afternoon, at a reception at the South Philadelphia IKEA cafe, the ocean liner SS United States became the property of the SS United States Conservancy. According to the terms of…
Deal for SS United States faces deadline
The SS United States Conservancy, beneficiaries of a $5.8 million pledge from philanthropist H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest, is in the home stretch of securing title to the 990-foot-long ocean liner.Last spring, the…
Lenfest keeps Big U alive
On July 2, 1952, thousands of people lined the Hudson River to watch the brand-new SS United States pull away from her pier and glide majestically out to sea. Bands played…
