January 28, 200916 yr a project similar to Cincinnati’s proposed The Banks venture, except that the Tennessee version exists. Ouch. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 28, 200916 yr It's just a terrible comment to put in the article to begin with! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 29, 200916 yr I wish some of the stimulus money could be used to ensure the survival of this landmark.
January 30, 200916 yr No, that would be Uncle Rando living in Atlanta. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 30, 200916 yr I just applied for a passport with an Ohio address. I don't live in Atlanta (just for co-op). :shoot: :shoot: :shoot: :shoot: :shoot: :shoot:
February 1, 200916 yr Grass-roots effort to save Queen Politically savvy crusader wants steamboat on river http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090201/NEWS01/902010359/1055/NEWS When you're battling to save the one-of-a-kind Delta Queen steamboat, it helps to know how to deal with people who deal in hot air.
February 2, 200916 yr Here is an email conversation I had with Steven Schuckman about the possibility of the Delta Queen being docked at the Central Riverfront Park eventually... There has been ongoing discussion about what will eventually happen with the historic Delta Queen riverboat. The most recent news has it being temporarily docked in Chattanooga, TN as a floating hotel. There does seem to be efforts to bring the Delta Queen home and have it docked here in the Cincinnati area. I have heard news about Covington officials working to bring the riverboat there, but I couldn't think of a better place than Cincinnati's new Central Riverfront Park. Has any significant thought been put to this idea, or is it even feasible due to Ohio/Kentucky border issues, current/water flow, barge traffic, etc? On the main webpage for the CRP there is an image that shows riverboats docked there. I am assuming this is to illustrate how Tallstacks might be worked into the new park, but could a permanent docking of the Delta Queen also work there? Your time is greatly appreciated and any information you can provide me will be very helpful. Thanks. ----- RESPONSE ----- The wharf area proposed for Cincinnati Riverfront Park just west of the foot of Race Street in envisioned as a place where excursion boats could dock as well as boats like the Delta Queen that might be permanently moored there.
February 3, 200916 yr The Delta Queen's link runs right through the history of Cincinnati. Steamboats made the Queen City. Over 150 years ago, Cincinnati became the sixth largest city in the country largely on the strength of the goods and people coming and going through its port aboard locally made paddle wheelers constructed in what was the steamboat- building capital of the world. Well, the history with Cincy is actually the "second life" of the Delta Queen. The sister ship is also a floating hotel in the former home port of both riverboats.
February 11, 200916 yr Delta Queen Docks In Chattanooga http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Delta-Queen-Docks-In-Chattanooga/2QXrf81y90ShkfxYMqQsTA.cspx Last Update: 12:27 pm Delta Queen recently nominated to be included in the 2009 list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places. By BILL POOVEY Associated Press Writer CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Banished from America's waterways as a cruise vessel because of its wooden construction, the 82-year-old sternwheel steamboat Delta Queen arrived Wednesday in Chattanooga to become a floating hotel on the Tennessee River.
May 1, 200916 yr Groups aim to save Delta Queen By Cliff Radel • [email protected] • May 1, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090501/NEWS01/905020348/1055/NEWS If the city of Chattanooga has its way, the Delta Queen will never again come round the bend in the Ohio River at Cincinnati.
July 25, 201014 yr Friends of friends spent a weekend on the Delta Queen in Chattanooga It's now a hotel with a restaurant, bar, and lounge. Small world note; My uncle used to be the maître d' in the early 70's and two people that still work on the Queen remembered him. Crazy. More interesting was the workers telling our friends that Chattanooga was a TEMPORARY stop. That it could be moving. A perfect attraction for The Banks. http://www.deltaqueenhotel.com/
July 26, 201014 yr ^ It's sister ship is also a floatin hotel/resturant Delta King The Belle of Louisville is the last operating steamboat on the Ohio/Mississippi river systems, I think, and certainly the last authentic sternwheeler on western waters, a design originated by Ohio River boatbuilders.
July 26, 201014 yr Just so you don't get your hopes up, docking the Delta Queen at The Banks is a difficult proposition because of the need to maintain a navigatable channel. Some years ago, the Cincinnati Star caused so many complaints by riverboat pilots that a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to dock any boat or build anything at The Banks is not likely to be granted. The Kentucky side is a possibility, though.
September 23, 201014 yr If you missed the chance to take overnight riverboat cruises when the Delta Queen still ran the Ohio River, you'll get another chance in a couple of years. American Cruise Lines announced Wednesday that it is expanding to the Mississippi River system with a brand-new sternwheeler riverboat . The currently unnamed ship is under construction at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md. ACL said beginning in 2012, the boat will run routes similar to those formerly run by Delta Queen Steamboat Company, which will include the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. The boat is expected to visit Cincinnati for the first time in September 2012. Room rates for the cruises start around $3,500. ...more... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39311044/ns/local_news-cincinnati_oh http://americancruiselines.com/seminar.php
October 2, 201014 yr Probably a lot of the people who enjoyed Delta Queen cruises will find the new ACL riverboat good news. I've never taken a Delta Queen Cruise; the closest I've ever been was seeing it moored in Pittsburgh several years ago. For me the new riverboat falls short of what I'd buy a cruise on, though. I recognize that as a vintage machinery geek I'm in the minority, but ro me steam is the essence of a riverboat. I took an afternoon trip on the Belle of Louisville, and probably spent more time at the bottom of the gangway leading to the engine room than I did on deck. From what I can find, the new ACL riverboat uses a diesel-hydraulic drive system. That's not authentic so far as the riverboat experience goes. I haven't determined whether it actually uses the stern wheel for propulsion, or whether, like most of the newer diesel-powered ersatz sternwheelerss, propulsion is by propellers and the wheel is purely ornamental. There's a big difference in the feel and sound.
October 2, 201014 yr From what I can find, the new ACL riverboat uses a diesel-hydraulic drive system. That's not authentic so far as the riverboat experience goes. I haven't determined whether it actually uses the stern wheel for propulsion, or whether, like most of the newer diesel-powered ersatz sternwheelerss, propulsion is by propellers and the wheel is purely ornamental. There's a big difference in the feel and sound. What you said is *probably* what they were *getting at* in this quote on Steamboats.org: Steamboat History & Education How to start learning steamboat history? Read Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi". Ride a true steamboat, like the Str. NATCHEZ at New Orleans, the BELLE OF LOUISVILLE at Louisville, KY, the JULIA BELLE SWAIN at La Crosse, WI. Book a night's stay on the historic DELTA QUEEN hotel at Chattanooga. http://www.steamboats.org/history-education.html I would like to drive to Marietta and ride the Valley Gem anyway. There is a noted steam museum in Marietta. Steamboats.org is a fun website: much history and travel information.
October 3, 201014 yr Valley Gem is a pleasant experience; the narrative is interesting, the ride is scenic, and it doesn't take up a whole day. The detailed riverboat models in the museum are marvelous. While you're there, take time to check out the W.P. Snyder Jr., the last steam-powered sternwheel towboat to operate on the Ohio River. The Snyder represents the pinnacle of steam sternwheeler design, with high-pressure superheated steam and condensers to recover water and heat from the engine exhaust. Towboat crews worked hard, but on the Snyder, at least, it looks like they had decent accomodations and a galley that could feed them well.
November 18, 201014 yr New group working to buy Delta Queen Business Courier - by Dan Monk Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 2:44pm EST - Last Modified: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 4:19pm EST. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2010/11/17/new-group-working-to-buy-delta-queen.html
November 18, 201014 yr Wow. I didn't realize they were still trying to buy the Delta Queen. I thought that was pretty much over when it became a hotel. I really hope they get it!
February 19, 201510 yr Delta Queen to set sail under new ownership Feb 19, 2015, 1:48pm EST Staff Cincinnati Business Courier The Delta Queen riverboat, a former staple of the Cincinnati riverfront, has been sold, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. New Orleans businessman Cornel Martin bought the historic steamboat from TAC Cruise, a division of Xanterra Holding Corp., for an undisclosed amount on Tuesday. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/02/19/delta-queen-to-set-sail-under-new-ownership.html Martin, president and CEO of Delta Queen Steamboat Co., plans to move the boat south to begin restoring it. He expects a group of investors to spend up to $7 million to make the Delta Queen ready for river travel and comply with federal standards.
February 19, 201510 yr ^Finally. I hope it updates up back in Cincinnati where it belongs, but the buyer being from New Orleans makes me worry.
April 3, 20178 yr Exemption vote scheduled for today: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/04/03/delta-queen-cruise-again/99984364/
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