Tom Corcoran of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation on WHYY’s Radio Times, 9/22/2009

September 22, 2009 – Tom Corcoran, new President of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, talked to guest host Dave Davies about the future of Philadelphia’s waterfront on today’s edition of Radio Times, about what he learned in more than 25 years guiding Camden’s waterfront revitalization and the future of Philadelphia’s.  Mr. Corcoran had the following to say about the SS United States: “The ship is sitting within the area covered by our jurisdiction. Beautiful from a distance, and its in terrible condition.  Its been completely gutted, and I think it’s a disgrace because it’s a very proud ship with a very proud heritage.  It still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing ever in 1952 on its maiden voyage, and it should have been treated by this country by more respect…it came careening into this port 10-15 years ago, and right now there are people interested seeing if there is some sort of reuse for that ship, and actually I will be having a meeting with some of those people in the next two weeks. I just don’t know what will be economically feasible…it’s certainly worth exploring, because its a great historical artifact.”  To listen to the full interview, please click here.  The segment about the Big U is within the last two minutes of the program.