File:87l055 Belle of Louisville at wharf (8664298346).jpg
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English: Looking ENE from Belvedere between 4th and 5th Sts.
Steamer "Belle of Louisville" (doc. # 212813) docked at wharf near foot of 4th St. Pink barges near 3rd St. are Splash bar and Islands restaurant. Towboat "Dakota Storm" (doc. # 282986) downbound at Clark Bridge. . Sternwheel steamboat "Belle of Louisville" (Length 192 feet - Width 41 feet - capacity 998 passengers). Built 1914 by James Rees & Sons Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rebuilt in 1968 by Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Two engines, each 16 inches in diameter with a 6 1/2 foot stroke. Three return flue boilers (built by Nooter Corp., St. Louis, Missouri, and placed in 1968), each 28 feet long by 56 inches outside diameter, with 13 six inch flues. Burns fuel oil. Originally named "Idlewild" and owned by the West Memphis Packet Co., the boat operated at times as a packet, excursion boat and ferry. In 1928, the boat was sold to New St. Louis and Calhoun Packet Corp., Hardin, Illinois. In 1947, the boat was sold to J. Herod Gorsage, Peoria, Illinois, and in 1948 she was renamed "Avalon". In 1950, the boat was sold to Steamer Avalon, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1962, the boat was sold at auction for $34,000 to Jefferson County, Kentucky, under the leadership of County Judge Marlow Cook, and renamed "Belle of Louisville". As of 2018, the boat was operating public and private cruises from the Louisville wharf. See more info about the Belle. Ohio River mile 604. Louisville, Kentucky. Dec. 1987. File # 87l055. . 35 mm Kodachrome. Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8. Picture Window 6. JPEG quality 95. |
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| Source | 87l055: Belle of Louisville at wharf |
| Author | William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
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