Vintage postcard view of the Admiral, which was rebuilt as an art deco entertainment palace around 1940.
The S.S. Admiral is being offered for sale via an eBay auction. The “buy it now” and starting bid price are the same: $1.5 million. Pinnacle sold the Admiral to a new owner handling the auction, which ends November 10.
The price — which is a suggestion — seems like a bargain, but there is a catch: after the sale, the Admiral will have to be moved from its site on the St. Louis riverfront. The new owner will have to be ready to moor the vessel somewhere else.