Description
Fergus’ Ark Restaurant, a vibrant white floating seafood restaurant, is depicted against a backdrop of a battleship in this colorful vintage postcard. The painting showcases its unique history, having served as an army transport, banana boat, and even a gambling boat. This charming postcard, published by Linprint Co. in approximately the 1950s, captures the lively spirit of Wilmington, NC.
Front Text (cleaned):
ARK HEATHCO RESTAURANT, FL Meier
Back Text (cleaned):
FERGUS' ARK RESTAURANT
Fergus' Ark, floating seafood restaurant, was built here in Wilmington in 1922 and has served as an army troop transport, as a banana boat, a gambling boat, and as a Coast Guard quarterboat. It was purchased by Eldridge Fergus in 1951 and converted into a floating restaurant and docked at the foot of Princess Street across the Cape Fear River from the USS North Carolina.
Pub. by Color Cards by LINPRINT CO., Wilmington, N.C.
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