{"id":12311,"date":"2016-04-03T22:43:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T02:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=12311"},"modified":"2016-04-03T22:45:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T02:45:08","slug":"old-family-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2016\/04\/old-family-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Family Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Mike Governale<\/a><\/i><\/small><\/p>\n

There’s no real reason for this post. I was going through old family photos this weekend and stumbled upon these ones from a boat tour around Manhattan island my wife and I took in 2004. By complete coincidence we sailed directly in front of the infamous Spirit of Ontario I \"external<\/a> (a.k.a. Fast Ferry) on her maiden voyage to Rochester…<\/p>\n

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\nLike two ships passing in the night, the encounter was a brief one. These shots were snapped through a hazy plexiglass window, but I figure they’re a little bit of history now so I wanted to share them here.<\/p>\n

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\nThe boat was LARGE; 282 ft long, 78 feet wide, and as tall as a five story building with capacity for 750 passengers, 220 cars, and 10 buses or trucks. <\/p>\n

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\nInside it featured two movie theater rooms, a restaurant, two bars, Wi-Fi, a duty free shop, and a children’s play area.<\/p>\n

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\nWith a top speed of 55 miles per hour, the ferry made daily trips between Rochester and Toronto for two seasons from 2004-2005 before ongoing mechanical issues and mounting debt shut down the operation. <\/p>\n

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\nIn 2007 Spirit of Ontario was sold and has operated in Europe as the HSC Dolphin Jet \"external<\/a> ever since.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd just like that, she was gone. But here are a few more photos from around the island…<\/p>\n

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Later that summer…<\/p>\n

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\nThe big ship turns into the Port of Rochester. She was quite a sight\u2014while she lasted.<\/p>\n

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