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I was mostly referring to people from Philly. It's mostly a personal story, but I've noticed a simialr mentaility from some posters here. It was a general comment.
I was mostly referring to people from Philly. It's mostly a personal story, but I've noticed a simialr mentaility from some posters here. It was a general comment.
If someone asked you where to go for the best history-oriented tourist attractions (museums, historical places, etc.) where would you send them?
I threw in San Antonio just for kicks. I hear it has a lot of history, though it may center around the Alamo.
Boston.
I don't care what I said earlier on this thread, but I am now going to say Boston. Philadelphia does a good job with the historical presentation but something recently has soured me on the city.
And that is the detoriation of the USS Olympia. The Olympia is the last ship we have from the 1898 Spanish-American war (Admiral Dewey's flagship) and one of the few protected cruisers left in the world.
But Philadelphia is talking about selling the ship for SCRAP METAL because the museum, the city and the State cannot come up with a lousy 20 million dollars? They promised the US Navy they would dry dock and clean the hull of the historic ship every 20 years.... but it is more than 60 years since they last did it. Now the ship is detoriating.
Shame, shame on them. Sell the ship to Massachusetts where they have perserving a battleship, two WW2 destroyers and the USS Constitution for years.
I don't care what I said earlier on this thread, but I am now going to say Boston. Philadelphia does a good job with the historical presentation but something recently has soured me on the city.
And that is the detoriation of the USS Olympia. The Olympia is the last ship we have from the 1898 Spanish-American war (Admiral Dewey's flagship) and one of the few protected cruisers left in the world.
But Philadelphia is talking about selling the ship for SCRAP METAL because the museum, the city and the State cannot come up with a lousy 20 million dollars? They promised the US Navy they would dry dock and clean the hull of the historic ship every 20 years.... but it is more than 60 years since they last did it. Now the ship is detoriating.
Shame, shame on them. Sell the ship to Massachusetts where they have perserving a battleship, two WW2 destroyers and the USS Constitution for years.
It truly would be a shame. This ship needs to be preserved
I think Washington, D.C. should be ranking higher in the poll. You've got the White House, The U.S. Capitol, The Supreme Court, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, FDR Memorial, MLK Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Holocaust museum, Georgetown, The National Cathedral, The Pentagon, Old Town Alexandria, etc... Let alone all the well-known museums and art galleries.
Come on, people, give the nation's capital some more love.
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If someone asked you which mountain was the most spectacular: Everest, McKinley, or Rainier would you just blurt out "None of them, Olympus Mons on Mars is more spectacular than them all"?
It truly would be a shame. This ship needs to be preserved
KP, I was a little over the top on that last post. I actually like your city alot. But it does boggle my mind how we waste 100s of billions of dollars every year but cannot find a one time $10-20 million to fix a priceless part of our history.
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Shame on Philadelphia
