A barge clearly labelled "Lehigh Valley", somewhere on the Brooklyn waterfront, was the site for a cooking competition on The Food Network show "Throwdown With Bobby Flay". The interior of the barge has been redecorated with railroad memorabilia, including a sign that says (anomolously) "New York Central". The number 79 appears on the walls of the interior and on the life preservers hanging on the wall. More information about barge 79 from the Lehigh Valley Survivors page:
Lehigh Valley barge #79 still exists, as a waterfront museum in Brooklyn.If you want to look for re-runs, this is the "Fish Chowder" episode.
"Not sure if anyone already mentioned it but there is a former Lehigh Valleybarge that is undergoing restoration. Originally LV #79, the wooden hulled, wood deck house barge is owned by a private individual who is in the process of restoring it. Last I heard the 88-year old barge is in dry dock in Waterford, NY along the Hudson River. This is the last survivor of its type."
John Komanesky
It has its own webpage!
http://www.waterfrontmuseum.org/drydock.htm
in 2002 the barge was towed up the Hudson to Warwick, NY to undergo drydock repairs.
Paige
"If you get the chance to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance" -- Lee Ann Womack
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"If you get the chance to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance" -- Lee Ann Womack
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