Hordes on the pier, crowds on the tugs . . . historic Weehawken, NJ, in the background.
Tugs old and new muster…
racing and then shoving matches, Lucy Reinauer (smoking) v. Inland Sea while Durham and the Empire State Building watch . . . .
Dorothy Elizabeth v. two Miller Launch tugs (Susan Miller and Catherine Miller) at once with Time-Warner towers and Hearst Tower in background.
Inland Sea approaches the dock for a precision line throw
Janice Ann Reinauer approaches the same
and watches, crew guiding the line eye toward the bollard . . .
More on Tuesday . . . am posting early today.
Photos, Will Van Dorp.
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September 3, 2007 at 8:04 am
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September 3, 2007 at 5:45 pm
leslie
Shoving matches! This is exciting beyond words! I am so glad you are sharing all this. It is just amazing!
September 5, 2007 at 9:08 am
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April 19, 2008 at 5:48 pm
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The photo at top is taken from midtown Manhattan on the Hudson River. In the background is the Palisades bluff in Weehawken NJ, in the vicinity of the new Port Imperial Ferry Terminal (which is in Weehawken, NJ not Fort Lee, NJ). In many of the photos, the homes and buildings on Blvd East at the top of the Palisades bluff are clearly visible. Some are condos, some co-ops, others are private homes. All have the most spectacular views of the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline.
The second photo shows the characteristic blue office buildings of Lincoln Harbor, also in Weehawken, NJ in the vicinity of the Lincoln Tunnel.
The various photos of the New York side of the Hudson show aspects of midtown Manhattan, which is located directly across the river from Weehawken, NJ.