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| Mr. Pancake Restaurant Wisconsin Dells, WI |
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| The Mr. Pancake Restaurant paddleboat was built in 1962. For more, see their website. |
| Sushi Cruise Claremont, CA |
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| The Sushi Cruise Japanese restaurant building started out as Tugboat Annie's in the late 1960s. |
| The Ship Lynnfield, MA |
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| The Ship was built in 1934 and originally known as "The Ship's Haven". It was advertised as the most authentic ship ever built on dry land. The three-story structure is 26' wide and 90' long. The same plans were used to build the Landmark Ship (described below). By 1963, the ship had been modeled after the USS Constitution. In the early 1960s, the sheet metal exterior was replaced with wood and masts and a figurehead were added. In the 1970s, a barn-like structure was added to the middle of the ship to be used as a lobby. The restaurant was subdivided to accommodate several stores. The Ship has gone by different names in recent years including the the Weathervane Restaurant, Ruggieri's at the Ship, and the Restaurant Mediterranean. The restaurant is now known as Mount Vernon at the Ship. |
| Landmark Ship Bonita Springs, FL |
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| The Landmark Ship was originally known as "The Ship" and had a pirate theme. It later became the Bonita Rib Room & Club Royale. The ship is still identified as the Tony Franco on its hull. The faux Spanish galleon was built of concrete and uses the same plans as the Saugus, MA ship (described above). |
| Treasure Ship Panama City Beach, FL |
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| The Treasure Ship was built in the late 1970s on the Grand Lagoon. It is a full-scale, 200' long replica of Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, a 17th Century Spanish galleon. It is a restaurant/gift shop. For more, see their website. |
| Pirate Ship Sparks, NV |
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| The Pirate Ship opened originally as Cap'n Bill's Fish and Chips in 1971. From 1972-1981, it was known as Neptune's Gallery. In 1982, it became the China Clipper. I'm not sure when it became the Pirate Ship. The restaurant has reopened since these photos were taken in 2008. For more, see their website. |
| Captain James Landing Baltimore, MD |
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| Captain James Landing has diner-like food and seafood specialties and is open 24 hours. The giant ship was built in 1983. |
| Sailor Tom's [gone] Reading, MA |
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Sailor Tom's opened in 1935 as a three-booth restaurant. The concept was developed by Joseph Lafayette Thompson, aka Sailor Tom, who served in the Navy for 15 years. The restaurant expanded over the years into a 36-acre tourist destination by the 1940s. The faux fishing village featured a WWII PT boat as gift shop and a pond where you could fish for your dinner. The Village was razed in 1955 for a supermarket parking lot. Today, a Home Goods big box store occupies the former site.
Behind the Village, was Sailor Tom's yacht-shaped home shown above. It was 80' long by 15' wide and made of wood and metal. The bedroom on the upper deck had a ship's steering wheel. The interior walls were paneled in chestnut and walnut and all the fixtures were brass. The original anchor sat in the front yard. In 2005, the house was in pretty poor shape and didn't appear to be occupied. The structure was demolished in 2007 and will be replaced with new housing. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. |
| Marty's Showboat and Supper Club Three Lakes, WI |
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| Marty's Showboat and Supper Club was built in 1946 as part of the Northernaire Resort, a 3,000 acre luxury resort. There was a hotel which was demolished in 1995. The golf course still remains as the Big Stone Lake Golf Course. The Showboat is now used as its clubhouse. For more, see this website. |
| Nautico Seaford, DE |
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| The former Nautico restaurant has been closed since at least 2005. This is a real ship rather than a fake one but I'll include it anyway since it has been permanently moored here for so long. The mast's crow's nest is now an osprey nest. The McKeever Bros. ship was built in Noank, CT in 1911 and was originally used as a fishing boat. From 1917-1919, the ship served in WWII in the Delaware area. After decommissioning, the ship was renamed the Flagship Nanticoke Queen, docked and remodeled as a restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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More Ship Buildings
The Ship (Santa Cruz, CA) Treasure Ship (Crescent Beach, FL) Shrimp Boat chain (various locations in GA) [1960 ad scan thanks Robby Delius] Mike's Ship-a-Hoy (Long Beach, NY) [gone] For more ship-shaped buildings, see these pages.
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