{"product_id":"boblo-boat-steamship-ss-columbia-detroit-river-michigan-1970s","title":"Boblo Boat Steamship SS Columbia Detroit River Michigan 1970's","description":"\u003cp\u003e1970's continental sized (6\"x4\") chrome postcard showing the Boblo boat steamship SS Columbia passing under the Ambassador Bridge on the Detroit River in Detroit Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SS Columbia, built in 1902, and its running mate the SS Ste Claire (built in 1910) sailed from Detroit to Boblo Amusement Park, on Bois Blanc Island, Ontario Canada, 18 miles downriver from Detroit until 1991 when Boblo went bankrupt and the ships were sold. The amusement park closed in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 207 foot long 3,200 passenger Columbia is the oldest American passenger excursion steamer still in existence and was named a National Historic Landmark in 1992. The ship played a key role in the civil rights movement with the 1945 Supreme Court case of passenger Sarah Elizabeth Ray who was denied entry to the ship.  The ship is currently docked in Buffalo. A group purchased it with plans to restore it and move it to the Hudson River in New York City but the plans appear to have fallen apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 192 foot long 2,500 passenger Ste Claire suffered a devastating fire in 2018 but was rebult and reopened as a museum on the Detroit waterfront in September 2026. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished and distributed by Perrin Souvenir Distributors, Northville Michigan. The postcard is a Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color postcard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card is unused and in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boblo Boats","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67668191412509,"sku":"PBOC5659S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0283\/9805\/9606\/files\/boblo-boats.jpg?v=1790998498","url":"https:\/\/tulipstuff.com\/products\/boblo-boat-steamship-ss-columbia-detroit-river-michigan-1970s","provider":"TulipStuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}