Gotham Ferry Close-up

The Gotham Ferry – 2

Here’s a close-up shot of the Gotham ferry. That could even be Capt. Ed in the pilot house at top. The man walking off is deckhand, Paul Rodeli. The woman at right coming off is unidentified (if anyone knows who she is let me know). Note the three passengers on the top deck. I rode this free ferry many, many times just for fun. Many folks in town did also. I’ve heard that it was written up somewhere (maybe in Guinness or Ripley’s) that, for its size, the Gotham provided the shortest ferry ride in the country, less than five minutes. If no trucks were loaded (center lane) the ferry could carry about twenty cars.