August 1995: a water taxi and the "Goodtime III"

August 1995: a lake barge heads inland.

August 1999: a lake barge on the way to Lake Erie.

I watch the Manistee and the Maumee dock a few times each week and then head out of port. I also see the Cuyahoga come into port, but not from from by house.

 

 

 

http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newsthumbsb/images-09-4/Maumee-9-1-09-TS.jpg

 

August 1995: a lake barge heads inland.

 

See any bodies get thrown overboard from this boat? :shoot:

 

Hint: Do a google search using the terms "Kellstone James"

1979:

 

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1990:

 

2007:

 

 

^Cool shots, everyone!  Watching a big ship slowly ply its way up the Cuyahoga is one of the coolest Cleveland views.

 

Rob, you've got so many great Cleveland shots from the past few decades; please know they are never unappreciated.

I remember sometime in the early 80's I was at Sammy's (what a great place, don't understand why it closed) eating oysters and drinking beer and a really big ship came into view.  It was awesum it seemed so close! Don't really know if there is (was) anyplace else in the country you could have that kind of experience. 

The Maumee and Manistee are two of my favorites on the lakes.

 

I always wondered where the Manistee goes. From my bedroom window, I see it load up with salt at least 2-3 times per week in the shipping season at the Cargill dock.  C-Dawg, does it drop it off in Toledo? I always wondered where it takes all that salt.

1979:

 

Does anyone know what happened to this ship? I believe it is named "The Goodtime". There is a kick-ass painting of Cleveland in the 1930s that shows this boat docked and full of people at the port of Cleveland. The painting is currently in the window of the Bonfoey Gallery on Euclid.

^I would like to know as well.  Great pics, great thread! 

1979:

 

Does anyone know what happened to this ship? I believe it is named "The Goodtime". There is a kick-ass painting of Cleveland in the 1930s that shows this boat docked and full of people at the port of Cleveland. The painting is currently in the window of the Bonfoey Gallery on Euclid.

 

It was originally the "City of Detroit II" built in 1889 and operated by the Detroit & Cleveland Steamship Line. The Cleveland & Buffalo Line bought it, rebuilt it and renamed it the "Goodtime" using it for passenger excursions and moonlight rides on the Cleveland-Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay runs in the 1920s and 30s. The Goodtime was idled in 1938 and sold for salvage to the Otis Steel Co. in 1941. From my understanding, it sat at this location in the Cuyahoga River for about 40 years, although everything I've seen on the web says the steel was stripped from the ship for war material. So I don't know what happened to the ship.

 

To read more, go to:

 

http://www.boblosteamers.com/kirby.html

http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CBTC

http://www.mfhn.com/glsdb/files/STEAMBOATS%20OF%20THE%20GREAT%20LAKES.html

http://www.goodtimeiii.com/cms/more-information/company-history.html

1979:

 

Does anyone know what happened to this ship? I believe it is named "The Goodtime". There is a kick-ass painting of Cleveland in the 1930s that shows this boat docked and full of people at the port of Cleveland. The painting is currently in the window of the Bonfoey Gallery on Euclid.

 

It was originally the "City of Detroit II" built in 1889 and operated by the Detroit & Cleveland Steamship Line. The Cleveland & Buffalo Line bought it, rebuilt it and renamed it the "Goodtime" using it for passenger excursions and moonlight rides on the Cleveland-Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay runs in the 1920s. The Goodtime was sold for salvage in the early 1940s. From my understanding, it sat at this location in the Cuyahoga River for nearly 40 years.

 

To read more, go to:

 

http://www.boblosteamers.com/kirby.html

http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CBTC

http://www.mfhn.com/glsdb/files/STEAMBOATS%20OF%20THE%20GREAT%20LAKES.html

 

I would have liked to do some "urban exploring" on that ship.

There is a kick-ass painting of Cleveland in the 1930s that shows this boat docked and full of people at the port of Cleveland. The painting is currently in the window of the Bonfoey Gallery on Euclid.

 

I want that painting!

 

I also see the Cuyahoga come into port, but not from from by house.

 

I used to work at Landry's in the Flats, which had a riverfront patio.  Whenever the Cuyahoga came in, it would smoke so bad that it could clear our patio of people.  I hated that ship!

 

Watching the freighters cruise buy was always a sight, especially with the lift bridges opening to let them through. Even better was when they would pass by our patio, stop, and then back into the old river channel.  The bows from the freighters towered above us and would swing so close to the patio that it felt like you could reach out and touch them.

 

Hi all,

 

Great thread, love going down to Wendy park and watching the comings and goings of all kinds of boats/ships. I have a question about a picture that is hanging in the tapestry room in city hall. It show a passenger side wheeler heading into port. The Terminal Tower is in the background, and the only tall building seen. Looks like it is from the 1930's. Does anyone have information on this picture, name and maybe where I can get a copy? As usually my warmest nuzzles and bear hugz for all.

 

Jim S.

Remotely related to this thread, I've read about cargo ships and tankers built using concrete as an alternative to scarce, expensive steel during World War I. I think some may have been built at Toledo. From contemporary articles (1919 - 1920), they seemed to be successful, but for some reason the practice ended.

This is really a great thread - I think a trip on the Goodtime III during ideal weather could de-jade the most bitter Clevelander, and I just love watching the huge ore freighters navigate the Cuyahoga - you haven't lived until you've seen that, imho. Jim S., I'll ask around and see what I can find for you.

 

 

Thank you MayDay.  :-)