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SUMMARY:THE ORIGINAL CHELSEA PIERS - NEW YORK'S MARITIME GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL***ENCORE ZOOM PRESENTATION*** Presented by William Roka
DESCRIPTION:Today the lonely iron arch of Pier 54 is an often-ignored reminder of what was New York’s Grand Central Terminal of the Hudson River waterfront\, the original Chelsea Piers complex that extended from Little 12th Street to 23rd Street that saw millions of immigrants and some of the wealthiest people in the world brought to New York City by ocean liners to this docking on the Hudson. But how did it work? Thousands of passengers and pieces of luggage\, supplies\, mail\, and cargo had to be loaded and unloaded. How did the ships prepare to depart or dock\, and what did the passengers experience as they departed for or returned from their voyages overseas? This illustrated presentation will explore this extraordinary period of New York’s waterfront\, now nearly forgotten and unknown. \nWilliam Roka is the Director of Programs at Village Preservation. He is also an independent historian and writer. His research\, presented at conferences in the United Kingdom\, Argentina\, Australia\, and across the United States\, has focused on the history of travel and ocean liners in the early 20th century. William is also a WSS-PONY Branch Board member. \nIf you missed William’s presentation at our January virtual membership meeting\, or would like to see it again\, we encourage you to join us for this encore showing at 10:00 AM (ET) on Saturday\, February 21\, 2026.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-original-chelsea-piers-new-yorks-maritime-grand-central-terminal-presented-by-william-roka-2/
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SUMMARY:THE FRENCH LINE'S VILLE D'ALGER OF 1935: A MEDITERRANEAN NORMANDIE AND ALGERIA'S MOBILE COLONY Presented by John H. Perry
DESCRIPTION:In September 1935\, the French Line placed into service its Mediterranean flagship VILLE D’ALGER. The new liner was the fastest\, largest\, and most luxurious ship yet built for the company’s colonial service between Marseilles and the North African colony of Algeria\, a route the company had been operating since 1880. The VILLE D’ALGER also basked in the glow of the French Line’s North Atlantic flagship NORMANDIE whose record-breaking maiden voyage occurred in May-June of that same year. The company publicized the Mediterranean liner’s speed\, appointments\, and appearance as drawn directly from the NORMANDIE. Far from exaggerated advertising\, the VILLE D’ALGER incorporated technical components from its North Atlantic fleet mate but more importantly signaled the French Line’s recovery from the Depression as well as symbolized the French Line’s role in Algeria’s colonial order. French Line officials described the VILLE D’ALGER as a mobile colony\, with its diminutive hull containing the symbolism of imperial propaganda and reinforcing the French Line as a business serving both nation and empire. This presentation examines the conception\, construction\, and maiden voyage of the VILLE D’ALGER. \nJohn H. Perry is a consulting historian for WSP USA. He is also an independent researcher and writer. He has a Ph.D. in history from Ohio State University\, earning his degree in 2019 and specializing in the colonial history of Algeria and Mediterranean shipping in his dissertation “From Sea to Lake: Steamships\, French Algeria\, and the Mediterranean\, 1830-1940.” He has presented his research in the United States\, Canada\, the United Kingdom\, and Algeria\, and has also published his work in academic journals and edited volumes.
URL:https://worldshipny.com/event/the-french-lines-ville-dalger-of-1935-a-mediterranean-normandie-and-algerias-mobile-colony-presented-by-john-h-perry/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting via Zoom
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