Excavator Signals The End Of The Ship

Looking more like a shipwreck that a famed ship, one of Lynnfield's most famous landmarks was torn down Monday.

The Ship Restaurant, a fixture on Route 1 since it opened in 1925 as a refreshment stand, served its last meal in January. In March, the insides were auctioned off. On Monday as cars raced by, a solitary yellow excavator did its work, tearing down the famed red ship.

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It will soon be replaced with retail space, a coffee shop, and a bank. The same fate also happened to longtime Route 1 fixtures the Hilltop Steakhouse and Weylu's, which were both torn down in 2015.

Photos by Bob Holmes, including a shot of The Ship prior to Monday.