New York, NY: Ocean Liner Piers

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Jeffrey Walker posted
Cunard Lines RMS Queen Mary, French Lines SS Liberté, and United States Lines SS United States in New York

This source puts US Lines at Pier 76, but Pier 61 in the caption of this photo makes more sense.

New York Public Library
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). United States Lines at Pier 61, North River Retrieved from  https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c24-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Accessing the "View as book" link that I found with the above photo, I also found:

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Cunard and White Star Lines at Pier 54, North River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c17-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Note that Pier 54 is significantly further south of Pier 61 rather than just one pier north as implied by Jeffery's photo. His photo must have been taken later after airplanes significantly reduced the ocean liner business. Paging through the "book," Grace Line has some piers north of White Star. And US Lines must have had all three piers shown in Jeffery's photo. That consolidation would explain why the piers of US Lines are extant but the piers of the Cunard Line have been replaced by a "Little Island."

Back when more piers were being used.

History Images posted
Ocean liners docked at the New York Passenger Ship Terminal, New York City, circa 1960.

 

World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society posted

LUXURY LINER ROW – DECEMBER 1968

Here we have one of the final gatherings of the great liners along New York City’s Luxury Liner Row. It took place 55 years ago with an armada of liners, at the ready, for Christmas departures to warmer seas. 

From the top we have Greek Lines QUEEN ANNA MARIA docked at Pier 97 while Canadian Pacific’s EMPRESS OF CANADA is just docking at the same pier. Pier 90 has Italy’s LEONARDO DA VINCI while at Pier 88 is the French Line’s FRANCE. Pier 86 is home for the US Lines UNITED STATES as well as the Incres Line’s VICTORIA and two Home Line liners, the OCEANIC and HOMERIC are both berthed at Pier 84.

This would be the last Christmas cruise for the UNITED STATES as she would be withdrawn from service in November of 1969.

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Pier 59, North River. View from River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c20-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Some more photos of the US Lines piers.

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Pier 60, North River. Building View Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c22-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Pier 60, North River. View from River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c23-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). United States Lines at Pier 61, North River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c24-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Pier 62, North River. View from Water Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c25-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. (1951). Pier 62, North River. View from Water Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a44288b4-9c25-b31f-e040-e00a18060314

MilitaryPhotoDepot posted
(2/22/1942) New York harbor view of USS Lafayette APV-4 (originally SS Normandie) resting on her beam ends, She has capsized in her berth at Pier 88 shortly before salvage operations began with the removal of her superstructure. Note ice in the Hudson, and French merchantmen Ile de Re and Mont Everest moored to the opposite side of Pier 88. Nara Image
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