"It's remarkable how much information is on that sheet of paper, mostly typed with some handwritten notations," muses Ken Landfield in an opinion piece for Alaska Dispatch News. The piece of paper in question is the ship's manifest from the voyage that brought Landfield's parents (and many other passengers) across the Atlantic to the United States.Click here for more from Landfield on the immigrant experience in 1952, American pride, and peanut butter and root beer.
Sept 2, 2016 -- Cruise/Liner: Year of Decision for America's Flagship Ocean Liner
"After nearly 47 years in lay-up, SS United States is at a crossroads once again," writes maritime photographer Anders Johannessen. Johannessen recently visited the ship, and came away with over 100 photographs, which he has generously made available to the public on his site "Cruise/Liner." He accompanies the photos with his thoughts about the past and present of the SS United States.To view the full gallery, click here.
Aug 24, 2016 -- Travel Weekly: Conservancy investigates other uses for the United States
Senior Editor Tom Steighorst explores the unique redevelopment opportunity the SS United States offers."To me, it's one of the most innovative, exciting, unique real estate projects in the country right now," Executive Director Susan Gibbs told Steighorst. "Because the ship has approximately 500,000 square feet of usable space, one can imagine a variety of very exciting uses of that space."To read the article in full, click here.