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mcrodgers2 Tourist Reged: 09/14/06 Posts: 21 Re: What is that building floating in San Diego Bay?       09/15/06 11:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Correction: Upon closer inspection with binoculars this is a floating structure. I conclude this could be the former Neptune's Palace, which comes with an infamous reputation. Here is an excerpt from an article in San Diego City Beat: http://www.sdcitybeat.com/article.php?id=4607 Among the A-8’s most infamous residents were the Floating Castle, a dance club resembling a medieval fort built atop several old Navy barges, and Neptune’s Palace, a five-story party boat complete with hot tubs, mirrored ceilings, wet bars and a dance floor boasting views of the underwater surroundings. Owned by James Morgan, a hedonist with a financial interest in a local strip club, the Floating Castle and Neptune’s Palace were home to special events and raucous swingers parties during their heyday. However, the party pads became the subjects of protracted legal battles between Morgan and the port, and they wasted away in the A-8 for years. In the end, the Floating Castle was towed away and destroyed by the port. Neptune’s Palace escaped, eventually breaking free from its anchor and drifting into the shallows off of Chula Vista, where it remains stuck in the mud. What is currently there does not appear to be "5 stories" tall however, as the article describes. It is definitely not the Floating Castle which according to the article was destroyed. The structure that is there now does not resemble the "Floating Castle" as shown in this Union-Tribune article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20020130-9999_7m30castle.html Post Extras

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