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June 15-17: SS United States 60th Anniversary | Bloomsday | Commotion Kickoff
SS United States 60th Anniversary Celebration Friday, June 15, 6:30-9pm. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Christopher Columbus Blvd. The SS United States Conservancy is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the ship’s…
Saving Cruiser Olympia and SS United States | Philly papers sell, new owners pledge noninterference | safe cycling and driving law | Preservation Achievement Awards | Sunoco buyers
NPR visited the historic Cruiser Olympia and SS United States to discuss the expensive struggles to keep these historic vessels afloat. NewsWorks reports that the SS United States Conservancy is…
SS United States Conservancy executive director update
Dear SS United States Conservancy Members and Supporters: As we enter our "make or break year," we are working harder than ever to assure that the SS United States…
PlanPhilly looks back: SS United States, Sunoco still seeks refinery buyers, no Promise Neighborhoods grant for Universal, Bill Green on BPT reform
Lost Craft | flickr user phillytrax, Eyes on the Street flickr group Today, PlanPhilly begins its look back at 2011 with a piece on the SS United States, by Steven…
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…
DAG rallies behind SS United States redo plan
The SS United States Conservancy, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of the SS United States, recently unveiled the results of a detailed feasibility study, as well as scale…
SS United States: Progress can build on the past
Progress can build on the past By Dan McSweeney The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is one clear sign that we're due for a significant reassessment of national…
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…
Breaking news: A reprieve for the SS United States
By Steven B. UjifusaFor PlanPhillyAt Thursday night's National Flagship Celebration at the South Philadelphia IKEA, the SS United States Conservancy will formally announce that philanthropist H.F. (“Gerry”) Lenfest has…
SS United States now in grave peril
March 3, 2010 By Steven B. Ujifusa For PlanPhillyThe owners of the SS United States are now accepting scrappers' bids for the famous ocean liner. Norwegian Cruise Lines, which is…
