S.S. Grand View ~ The Ship Hotel

 
No attraction along the Lincoln Highway caught the imagination and attention of motorists like the Ship Hotel. It served travelers from 1932 til the late 1980s. Since then, fans kept hoping it would reopen ... while fearing it might first slide down the mountain.
 
Our hopes and dreams were dashed early on October 26, 2001, when the Ship burned down. Here are some postcards to remember it by....

Links to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A 1998 story about its decline:
http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19981115ship6.asp
 
and a 2001 story on its demise:
http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20011027ship1027p2.asp

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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