In Utah a few weeks ago, I saw a deer, recently dead . . . judging by the redness of some remaining tissue, but scavengers like ravens and coyotes had mostly picked clean its intact ribcage, which itself would soon be hauled away in sections by the larger beasts. Binghamton, the 1905 ferry, is dead.
Riverwater ravens and coyotes have been picking her clean but ever so slowly. I took the next three fotos last October, 2011.
Here’s a post I did with interior shots, including this
elegant staircase leading up to the bar.
Fast forward 10 months: Sally Seymour took these fotos late last week as they traveled downriver in the rain.
The river has been scavenging, but
ever so slowly, as if to say . . . I know some of this beauty could be saved but it
just “aint gonna happen.”
If one option is letting the vessel disintegrate and travel downriver piecemeal, then I hope a huge machine gets in here and devours it in a day BUT invites me in to take fotos of each bite.
But oh . . . that bar!!
Fotos 5, 6, and 7 by Sally Seymour. All others by Will Van Dorp. And thanks to Walter Stevens for sending this background article along . . published early December 2011.
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August 13, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Ken
It is always sad to see a ship in this state. But then again, I could say the same thing for some buildings….
August 13, 2012 at 1:22 pm
JED
SOMEONE needs to get their hands on those doors
August 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm
tugster
if i owned that “used-to-be” boat, i’d have a crew salvaging things like doors that’ll just reduce to matchsticks when the shovels come . . . good to reuse and to recoup some $$
August 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Paul
For historic sake, somebody needs to get alot of things from her. Nameboards, running lights, etc. If I was in NY more often now I would spearhead it. South Street??
August 13, 2012 at 10:40 pm
HT
I know if I was still working on the boats (and down in N.Y and N.J), I would have those doors and some other things. What a shame that its all going to be reduced to ruble, From what I have read (Newspaper) the owner has been fined heavily and has to pay for the removal of this historic vessel with such nice woodwork, to go to the scrapheap.I hope the salvage’s do get the good parts that are still in-tacked,which is a given anyway.Just wish it could be me to get the good stuff that’s left on there!.