Sep 30, 2025
Fire engulfed Pier 57 on September 30, 1947, sending smoke toward upper Manhattan in the worst fire of its kind in New York history. Estimated damage was $5,000,000 (more than $72 million in today's currency). Firefighters on land and sea worked tirelessly, and fireboats worked for nearly 20 hours before the flames were controlled, but the Grace Line pier crumbled into the Hudson, completely destroyed.
Photo: Gordon Rynders for the NY Daily News via photos.com