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− | '''The Yacht Restaurant''' | + | '''The Yacht Restaurant''' was a floating restaurant located at the [[Pitt Slip]] marina in [[downtown Pensacola]] between [[1986]] and [[1999]]. |
The ship was built in [[1930]] as a private luxury vessel. It was bought by the Royal Canadian Navy a decade later, and after six years was converted to a hospitality ship for the City of New Orleans. | The ship was built in [[1930]] as a private luxury vessel. It was bought by the Royal Canadian Navy a decade later, and after six years was converted to a hospitality ship for the City of New Orleans. | ||
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In February [[1995]] about 200 diners had to be evacuated when the ship, overloaded by passengers on one side, began to sink. | In February [[1995]] about 200 diners had to be evacuated when the ship, overloaded by passengers on one side, began to sink. | ||
− | The Yacht closed in 1999 when Cross | + | The Yacht closed in 1999, when Cross decided to renovate the ship "as a sideline." He claimed the legal battles related to the sign, along with rising rent and lack of parking, led to his decision to leave the Pensacola area (Cross failed to make rent for several months before being evicted not by his decision to leave). "I enjoyed it as a restaurant. It was a hobby, and I might want to get back into that someday. But I'm tired of the battle and I hope to take it where it will be appreciated." |
==References== | ==References== |