Topic starter
19/07/2012 9:26 pm
Do the sternwheelers Colonel in Galveston, Texas and the Creole Queen in NOLA share the same constructors? They almost look like twins!
The Colonel
The Creole Queen
Liam
20/07/2012 1:46 am
Quick answer
Yes.
Alan Bates was involved in both, but he wasn't the sole architect. The COLONEL is shorter.
20/07/2012 3:16 am
Also, the Colonel has a fake paddlewheel, the CQ's wheel is the real thing. Alan once told me that he was hired to design the CQ but he didn't like what the clients were doing so he fired them! LOL
20/07/2012 3:24 pm
If memory serves me right, The Colonel was originally in Shreveport. It is/was docked right across from the sailing bark Elissa, where I spent many an hour learning the ropes, but never once ventured over to ride the Colonel. That was over 20 years ago, so the C must have found a good home, notwithstanding the occasional hurricane.