Residing unsuspectingly at the Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights is a set of doors that were once the dining hall doors on the French ship the SS Normandie. When the ...
It makes sense that Palm Beacher Richard René Silvin would want to write a book about the Normandie — the French-built, Art Deco-styled luxury liner destroyed by fire in the Hudson River on Feb. 9, ...
What happens when you combine Con Ed's access to all the steam in the city, and the whistle from the SS Normandie? Skip to about the 1 minute mark to find out. Earlier this year an exhibit called ...
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How Normandie redefined luxury at sea

When the French liner SS Normandie entered service in the 1930s, she stunned the world with a design unlike anything seen before at sea. Her interiors were a breathtaking showcase of Art Deco elegance ...
The engraved doors that were once aboard the dining room of the SS Normandie can now be found at a Brooklyn church. The doors were salvaged from the bottom of the Hudson River and resized to fit on ...
The SS Normandie burned in her slip at Pier 88 in New York on February 9, 1942. Thousands of people from New Jersey and New York watched the spectacle in person or saw the smoke from many miles away.