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Demise of the luxury liner Normandie in Red Hook memories
In November 1946 a Red Hook writer recalls the Normandie once the era’s largest liner. Fire in 1942, wartime refit, and a long layover as a scrap-to-shed, towed to Newark. The piece notes Red Hook’s neglect and eventual waterfront renewal amid community pride.
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