"toledo docks"
Geez . . . I cannot believe it was 44 years ago today, that I took this shot at the Toledo, Ohio C&O Rwy. coal docks. The 1911 built tug Pennsylvania of the Great Lakes Towing Company has just tied up alongside the tug Kentucky from boat assist duties and wears a little ice on her front end from spray. In the background the handsome 1924 Great Lakes Engineering Works built Ford Motor Company laker Benson Ford awaits her trainload of coal to arrive for the Ford Motor blast furnaces in Dearborn, Michigan - December 10, 1978. The Benson Ford ran until 1981 when it was retired and in 1986 the forward pilothouse end was purchased, removed and loaded on a barge. The Benson Ford Shiphouse is now located in Ohio on the Lake Erie islands of Put-in-Bay, this classic shipfront is now a magnificent four-story vacation home on a cliff overlooking the lake. A web search will turn up some stunning images of the restored home with all the old furnishings.
"toledo docks"
Geez . . . I cannot believe it was 44 years ago today, that I took this shot at the Toledo, Ohio C&O Rwy. coal docks. The 1911 built tug Pennsylvania of the Great Lakes Towing Company has just tied up alongside the tug Kentucky from boat assist duties and wears a little ice on her front end from spray. In the background the handsome 1924 Great Lakes Engineering Works built Ford Motor Company laker Benson Ford awaits her trainload of coal to arrive for the Ford Motor blast furnaces in Dearborn, Michigan - December 10, 1978. The Benson Ford ran until 1981 when it was retired and in 1986 the forward pilothouse end was purchased, removed and loaded on a barge. The Benson Ford Shiphouse is now located in Ohio on the Lake Erie islands of Put-in-Bay, this classic shipfront is now a magnificent four-story vacation home on a cliff overlooking the lake. A web search will turn up some stunning images of the restored home with all the old furnishings.