Hector is only putting forth the same proposal that the city originally constructed in the late 90's, albeit in much more detail and with a great deal more effort and passion. The fact that the city has not achieved the restoration of Pier 54, along with the placement of a historic ship alongside it, is not due to lack of opportunity. It is the lack of vision and action by those who hold the purse strings.

Is there a huge source of capital at this time to fund such a restoration? Probably not. Historic restorations like this rarely catch the eye of those with pockets deep enough to initiate them, which is why so many historic properties are lost. That being said, I would not scold someone for providing that type of vision, even if they do not have the financial means to realize them.

This article makes no mention of the historical and archaeological importance of Pier 54. The pier's connection to both the Titanic and Lusitania disasters alone makes it worth restoring, not to mention the rest of it's storied history as the main pier for Cunard (and then Cunard-White Star) in the first half of the 20th century. The historicity of Pier 54 is certainly threatened, and the archaeological integrity of the site in imminent danger, by the new Pier 55 proposal. Unfortunately such things are very often not important enough to stop large development deals like this, but they should certainly not be left out of the conversation.

Other than MOTUC this was my most anticipated from SDCC ... scratch that, this topped EVERYTHING :)

After Masters this is by fat the most exciting SDCC item. Actually it is probably more exciting just not as important! I can't wait to see the packaging for this bad boy!

Swift Wind of course!