Courtney Tompkins

The Queen Mary sits docked between a Carnival Cruise ship and a Catalina Express boat in Long Beach. Peeling paint, worn wooden railings, and surface rust are the things visitors spot right away when visiting the Long Beach tourist icon. What can’t be seen by visitors is the more serious infrastructure problems that would cost nearly $300 million to repair. - Scott Varley — Southern California News Group

Years of neglect could imperil the Queen Mary’s future

August 23, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.

LONG BEACH >> Long Beach purchased the Queen Mary half a century ago, predicting the ship would serve as an emblem welcoming tourists along the coast for at least 200...

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