Exclusive Inside Look into Boston's Mariner House
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2024
- In this video we take you into a world that only mariners have access to. The Mariner House in Boston is exclusively for active Mariners and I take you inside for a look.
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Tim just remembered this video. If you took the Ted Williams Tunnel from Logan air port then you drove through a pre-fabbed , cut & cover tunnel like one of the tunnels in Baltimore. PBS & Discovery channel 1st did good documentary on the Big Dig. Just a fascinating note, just before the tunnel entrance on South Boston side the roadway sits on 14 feet deep concrete sections tied with steel into the earth because they float 😳 I used to do police detail 2-3 times a week there & got to know the engineer well. It was an amazing feat👍🏻
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
I grew up in Boston also, Worked Boston Naval Shipyard, just across from North end(best Italian food ever). Loved seeing you there. Stay safe, Tim, God Bless!!!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Thank you for the views inside the seaman's house. There were 2 in Rotterdam; I once had diner in one of them. Checking the internet, I noticed that they both closed... But there is one in Amsterdam, still open. And in Vlissingen, or Flushing, there is the Belgische Loodsen Sociëteit, for Belgian pilots stationed in Flushing NL. Great to eat there, since there is a channel for seagoing vessels very closeby the beach, in front of the building. When in Flushing NL, go there!
CUOTO!!
Thank you very much for watching. Very cool. I didn't realize that. CUOTO
I stayed at the old Seamans' Church Institute in Philly and in New York many times years ago. The one in NY City was fairly new at the time and it was right down at the Battery. The view of the harbor was great too. They provided a great service for us mariners. Sad that they closed. Great to see this one still open.
Yes sir! Thank you very much for watching Bob! CUOTO
Live on the Cape and been to the North End many times. Love it! That is a great place for you!!!
Thank you very much for watching Milan. CUOTO
Glad you had a nice time. The place looks very nice. Your wife and daughter are lovely. May God bless!
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Grew up in Boston and had some family in the fire service. I believe the doors opening outward was a fire code mandated after the tragic Coconut Grove fire. At least that's what I was always told growing up. Great video.
Thank you very much for watching Ian. I too think that is what I've heard as well. CUOTO
Beautiful old facility! Gotta love New England!
💯! Thank you for watching Charlie! CUOTO
I stayed there in 1969. $2.75 for bed and breakfast. The old days.
That's amazing! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
There was at least one Mariners' House in Philadelphia that I see mentioned in a March 1, 1881 newspaper. The area where is was situated is part of the swath that was obliterated by I-95 though. (Southern end of Penn's Landing, or between where Lombard and South Streets would come trough.)
Oh wow. Very cool! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Great vid Tim, you are near a wonderful Italian restaurant…Florentines cafe!
Oh yes! 💯! Thank you very much for watching Stanley! CUOTO
Isn't there lodging at the seamens church in Elizabeth? Ate there a few times with my dad, he and my grandfather held MM credentials and my dad worked in the port so it was an occasional lunch spot.
Thank you for watching Alex. I didn't think there was lodging, but if there was, it wasn't for families or "guests". 😂 CUOTO
Been a very long time since I've been in Boston. Thoroughly enjoyed every visit back in the day though. Probably my favorite east coast city.
Mine too! Thank you very much for watching Shain. CUOTO
What a wonderful building Tim and so well appointed. I wonder if they have Mariners' Houses in Canada? When my father was sunk in Jan 1942 at the age of 17 the rescuers took him to Halifax NS. He stayed in the Fisherman's Mission for 4 days before Marconi got him back on a ship (where he was torpedoed again but the vessel limped to Iceland). Just before he died in 2008 he told me in front of my mother (thankfully she did not hear, being deaf) that those 4 days were the happiest of his life. Mum and dad had been married for nearly 60yrs when he said that!!!
Oh Norm! That is beautiful! I would tend to think that the Fisherman's Mission house would be very similar if not the same thing. Thank you very much for supporting both channels! CUOTO
Loved the video, Tim. Always like that you bring all things nautical even is some of it is on land. Beautiful place. Love the ship models. Thanks again. CUOTO.
Thank you very much for watching. I appreciate your kind words. CUOTO
Great video with interesting content. Thanks again, Captain Tim.
Thank you very much for watching Jackie B! CUOTO
Nice to have a change of scenery and a related subject. I cannot speak for the existence of mariners houses in the UK but there has been a tradition of church supported seamens' missions. I can speak for one place in Rotterdam (Netherlands) opposite the old Holland America Line terminal and close to the Erasmus Bridge.. I stayed there and I think that it was called the Zeemanshaus (Sp?). Modest rooms on several floors overlooking the R. Maas. Ships' models crowd out the tables in the large basement galley. Not an old building and I guess that it suffered with so much of the city from the German bombing and was re-built..
Very cool Tom! Thank you very much for watching and sharing that with us. Makes me want to go on an adventure over there to look for it. CUOTO
Very interesting Captain! I’m fairly certain Captain Foley once lived in my hometown and was active for awhile in the volunteer fire dept. with me. I always admired him and was always intrigued by his profession. He would often share stories and his experiences working on the tugs/boats down in NYC…it was so fascinating to me. It was a pleasure to have him around when he was off for his monthly rotation. We had a lot of good times and boy he could make you laugh!! What a small world…I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now and have heard you make reference of Capt. Foley before but thought no way could that be him until this video and saw a picture of him. Incredible! Thanks for sharing Capt! As I finish typing this comment I’m laughing inside as memories of Captain Foley replay in my mind. He’s certainly “one of a kind” and should consider ourselves lucky to call him our friend (even if it’s been a number of years since we last talked). Again, thanks for bringing us the great videos, Capt! It certainly makes for a great way to unwind at the end of the day.
Thank you very much for watching! Wow. What a small world? That's fantastic. CUOTO
Boston is a great city... you can walk the whole thing. When I last went I splurged for a very nice hotel room over looking the site of the Boston Tea Party. So much history to be found there.
Thank you very much for watching. Yes! Agreed. Boston is wonderful. CUOTO
My dad was US Navy stationed at Charlestown a long time ago.(before I was born). I love walking around down there. Tim is right though...North End has some of the best Italian food around.
Thank you for watching, and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
I did a bit of research into my own country (New Zealand) and I can't find such accommodation. It looks like a number of rentals (air B'nB and the like) that may have been seafarers cottages once upon a time. We just have seafareres/mariners centres which offer lounges/pool tables/internet/recreation/welfare services & advocacy etc/transportation and the like... Thanks for an interesting bit of content Tim!
Thank you very much for watching Heath. Just another of the many reasons why I can't wait to get down there to see you guys. CUOTO
That is so cool! Thx for the peak inside!!
Thank you very much for watching all these years. CUOTO
4:54 - Yes, fire regulations in my country... opening out on a final exit... opening inwards is very strange indeed.
😂😂😂 I think so too! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Really nice , Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching all these years Jack! CUOTO
Really cool trip through history. Thank you
Thank you for watching Harry. CUOTO
Cool thanks!!
Thank you very much for watching Butch. CUOTO
Great video Tim. Looks like a great day. Beautiful accommodations. Every port should have such.
I think so too Derrick! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Wonderful episode, Captain Tim.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel (Mom?). 😂 CUOTO
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for watching John. CUOTO
✅👍 Tks Tim. Used to be a merchant mariners club/bar near battery park in lower manhattan but I think its closed.
Yes, I believe you are correct. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thanks, Tim, for something different, with a little history, yet still in the instruction/maritime motif of your channel.
Thank you very much for watching Ralph. I always get worried that people will not be happy when I show something different, so I am extremely happy receiving a comment like yours. CUOTO
Hey Tim, we have some similar housing facilities here in Oz; most are run by churches.
Really? Very cool? Thank you very much for watching Jb. CUOTO
In the UK we have the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, and more widely there's the The Mission to Seafarers - both with similar aims - practical and spiritual help to working seafarers. Nowadays one of the biggest risk is ships that get impounded or sold - where the crew may have no pay and no ability to return home for quite long periods.
Thank you for watching and for the wonderful intel from across the pond. CUOTO
Thx for the vid.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Wow they let you into VTS now the Mariners House! What’s next, the White House? This was great Tim. CUOTO
😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for watching and supporting the channels! CUOTO
Well Hi, Captain Tim...Am a retired Commercial Fisherman of 44 years...Ive worked out of Boston on a Beam Trawler, back in the 90s, but i never knew they had A Seaman's Home there, However Ive fished out of New Bedford, and i used to Stay at The Seaman's Bethel, its on Johnny Cake Hill, stayed there 4 times over the Years,, Cost back then was $6.00 a night, but no Family, like wife an that, and am Pretty sure they have a Bethel in NEWPORT R. I. Also... Hey Thank CAPTAIN for Sharing...
Thank you for watching Wayne. That is great. I also think the Mariner House accepts commercial fishermen, but I'm not sure how they check your sea service? CUOTO
interest video thank you Tim
Thank you very much for watching James! CUOTO
your welcome Tim
I stayed for a few days at the Sailors Home in Honolulu several years ago. It was very bare bones but comfortable and best of all, cheap! Right near the Aloha Tower. Yes i believe it is still in operation. You need a current MMC to stay.
Wow! I had heard that there was one on the west coast, and someone in the comments said they had thought there was one in Hawaii, but I had thought it went private. That's fantastic! Thank you very much for watching and for sharing the good intel! CUOTO
That's really good Tim, its a lovely reward for seafarers isn't it.
In the UK, there is or was a seafarers mission, where seamen could lodge, I guess, when between ships.
I also cam across a lodge for sailing barge boys, while waiting for their next employment.
Oh, wow. Very cool! Thank you for watching and passing that along. CUOTO
Early on in my career, we pulled into New Bedford, and deciding I'd rather not spend the night on the boat, I ended up spending the weekend at the New Bedford Mariners house. It was pretty neat, although by all accounts not very modern but that was part of the fun of it!
Thank you very much for watching Jayson. Was that a while ago? I didn't think they had one there since I've been around. But maybe I missed it? CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Early 90s 91 or maybe 92, it was downtown, next door to the Seamans Bethel, and across the street from the Whaling Mueseum. You walked off the State Pier across RT18 (?) and up the street on the other side, take a left a few blocks up and then a right then maybe another 2 blocks, But its been a while so I'm a little hazy on exacts
Now that’s classy ,Dam noice! Thanks Sr.
Thank you for watching Brad. CUOTO
The Little Square is called North Square. it's right on the Freedom Trail. (historic trail showing you around all of old Boston) It's right in downtown The North End. In case you are a sports fan (hockey), many of Boston's Bruins players make The North end their home. it's basically, little Italy, down town Boston.
good friend of mine is the Stage Manager at Blue Man Group, Boston!
Thank you for watching Greg. CUOTO
How about the Seamans Church. "Crows Nedt" in Newport Rhode Island. Corner of Bowens Wharf and America's Cup Ave ?
Thank you for watching. Seaman's church is a great organization. But I believe they provide a different service. CUOTO
i hope you got to the sail loft after the show have fun be safe
Thank you for watching Wayne. My friend Captain Foley was there before the show. We sure do love that place. CUOTO
interesting I think wwe had one in Vancouver next time in down town I will check it out thanks Tim
Thank you for watching Garth. I would love to know if it's still there. Thank you. CUOTO
At 7:04 mark ... "old Liberty Ship Model" ... my dad sailed on several of these (Canadian type) Liberty ships in WW2.
A little different content Tim but informative / entertaining as always. Stay safe. CUOTO
Thank you for watching George. Wow! Your Dad was a lucky man. Many never got a second or third chance to sail on the Liberty ships back then. CUOTO
3rd mate / navigating officer at 21 years old (vessel Winona Park)... after the war he earned his master mariner certification.@@TimBatSea
@@georgewootton2644 outstanding!
I have been pat the Mariners House but never stayed there. I was stationed at the CG base at Hanover & Commercial St.
The North end is great and there's a lot of history there as well.
Looks like you and the crew are having too much fun at the Blue man show ..LOL..
Thank you very much for watching Jon. It is impossible to not have fun in the North End of Boston with a crew of pirates like I had with me. CUOTO
Hi Captain Tim!
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Hello Mellissa. Thank you for supporting the channels! CUOTO
I believe The one in Newport is still active
Thank you for watching Jeffrey. I believe that's the Seaman's church and is a slightly different organization. CUOTO
Where in Boston is that I never heard of it welcome to Boston and I hope u had fun at the blue man grouo
Thank you for watching. It's not open to the public, so many Bostonians don't know it's there. (North Square in the North End). CUOTO
Tim; I have an idea for a great couple of videos shot here in NYC. It would involve me coming aboard your vessel and you coming aboard mine. Mine is a Cessna 172. We would do a vid of your activity and then fly up and down the Hudson corridor, past Manhattan. Sound good?
Thank you very much for watching and what a wonderful idea! I actually have some time in a 172 (I was once a member of the Quonset Aero Club). But unfortunately we are not allowed to have any visitors or family aboard. CUOTO
When your on dry land, don't you keep swaying from side to side and hitting your head on the walls?
😂😂😂😂 No. But I have been doing it for a while now. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
The mariners house in Coos Bay, Oregon is now a single low income housing
I do believe that is how many of them ended up. Thank you very much for watching Robert. CUOTO
Not a house, but the Mariner’s Cathedral in Detroit is mentioned in Gordon Lightfoot’s Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Thank you very much for watching Bruce. CUOTO
One in Honolulu
Thank you for watching John. I am hearing that in the comments. Very cool. I didn't know about that one. CUOTO
If the walls of some of those old mariner hotels could talk. Thats about as PG as I'll put it.
😂😂😂😂 Thank you for watching Joshua. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea No prob Tim, Thank you for tanking us grocery shopping too. My dad was a cook on Gulf oil rigs in the 80s. He would always have a welder build a charcoal grill and cook steaks to order on the first night. He was a popular guy back then. Also the best pancake maker to ever live. He's always wanted to go to NYC, I will bring him up there to defend that.
@@joshuapaul349 that's fantastic!
2:42 - what... he swears (cusses) like a sailor?
😂😂😂😂 And then some! 😂
Paul Revere's house is next door.
You are correct sir! Thank you for watching. CUOTO
I wonder if MMA Midshipmen are eligible to stay? And more importantly their fathers? 😂 #CUOTO
I believe, yes and yes! Proof of sea service (MMC). Once she's registered, you can book under her. Thank you very much for supporting since day one Ian! Cheers 🍻 CUOTO
@@TimBatSea just checked with the horse and straight from its mouth… you are correct sir!! Loves me some Boston!!
See you on the Sound in a couple of months if not sooner.
way back in the 1970's I remember a building with the name something seamen'ss. I do remember I used to stand across the street from it to watch the Radar antenna going around on a building in lower Manhattan 15 State Street Not far from the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery tunnel.. But the last time I walked down in that area, I found that building Gone. there is a massive skyscraper in it's place. I do remember asking someone who was walking out of the building, what was the radar for? He told me it was for training class to view the NY harbor. I never found out what that building was for, but I knew it had to do with Maritime things. because in the lobby I saw lots of photos and artifacts about the sea, and I think it was also a church. Not sure. But what you just described, I bet that is just what it was. A Mariner House. Later in my life working on the wall street area of the 1990's I think I saw a building with that same Radar antenna atop the roof, I could see it from my office window, That building had a address of 241 Water Street. but again Never found out what it was, Walked into the lobby, and was not the same as the building on State street. It was just a lobby with lots of financial teneents, and I still did not know what or who to ask for. ✌👍 CUOTO
Thank you for watching Gregory. That very well could have been a Mariner House in NYC. But VTS (the USCG's version of air traffic control but for ships) has a number of open array Radar antennas turning all around the city. CUOTO
I know of the Seamen’s Church in Newport RI, which I believe still offers hospitality. Very cool to see this still being offered!
Thank you for watching. The seaman's church is a wonderful organization. They have outreaches all over. But I don't believe they house seaman's families. CUOTO