SS President Lincoln
In these photos of ghost ships, from the not-too-distant past (well over a decade ago), I am reminded of my friends, Stephen Freskos, Amy Heiden, and Scott Haefner. Long before COVID, some of us had become disconnected and gone our separate ways. Some stayed in touch (like Scott and I) but others drifted away. I miss them. We were all after the same thing - ephemeral moments in history that nobody else cared about. I care about these people - now and forever. I would like to reconnect.
RE: This ship. The importance of the Lincoln, which is now disappeared from the Earth, is that it was a pioneer in the development of containerized cargo shipping. In the early 1960s, when the Lincoln was built, the problem of rapid globalization was barely being addressed. Shipping companies responded with containerized cargo, a revolutionary move from the traditional method of palletized cargo. American President Lines, a quasi-government, San Francisco-based shipping company built the President Lincoln to accommodate containers, but it also wanted to supplement its income by including a small, exclusive complement of 12 passengers per cruise. These ships were elegantly beautiful, with fixtures and murals inside that provided scenic surroundings for the wealthy passengers that once walked their decks. #abandoned #mothballflett #suisunbay #historic #nightphotography
SS President Lincoln
In these photos of ghost ships, from the not-too-distant past (well over a decade ago), I am reminded of my friends, Stephen Freskos, Amy Heiden, and Scott Haefner. Long before COVID, some of us had become disconnected and gone our separate ways. Some stayed in touch (like Scott and I) but others drifted away. I miss them. We were all after the same thing - ephemeral moments in history that nobody else cared about. I care about these people - now and forever. I would like to reconnect.
RE: This ship. The importance of the Lincoln, which is now disappeared from the Earth, is that it was a pioneer in the development of containerized cargo shipping. In the early 1960s, when the Lincoln was built, the problem of rapid globalization was barely being addressed. Shipping companies responded with containerized cargo, a revolutionary move from the traditional method of palletized cargo. American President Lines, a quasi-government, San Francisco-based shipping company built the President Lincoln to accommodate containers, but it also wanted to supplement its income by including a small, exclusive complement of 12 passengers per cruise. These ships were elegantly beautiful, with fixtures and murals inside that provided scenic surroundings for the wealthy passengers that once walked their decks. #abandoned #mothballflett #suisunbay #historic #nightphotography