New York Harbor, “Steam & Splendor”

June 26, 2011

Frank Vopasek IV returns on Sunday, June 26, at 4 p.m. to give an overview of “New York Harbor: Memories from the Age of Steam.” From being the birthplace of commercial steam navigation through the end of business of the excursion steamers, New York Harbor has a nautical history as none other. This program, presented in an artistic and nostalgic manner, highlights this wonderful era with scenes of both the vessels and life aboard them from the pilot house to the engine room.

Included are 35 mm slide images of many tugs, lighters, ferries and liners that shared the waters with various passenger and excursion operations. The program includes a special tribute to the Hudson River Dayline steamers, as well as the final disposition of many New York harbor favorites. The demise of the steamboat era will be momentarily brought to life in all its splendor.