When Warren (Byron Stewart) calls Timmothy Van Patten's character "Salami", this is is a reference to the character he played on the White Shadow. Stewart played Warren on both shows which were created and produced by the same team who produced St. Elsewhere.
The title is based on the popular 1908 song "Any Old Port in a Storm" composed by Kerry Mills with lyrics by Arthur J. Lamb.
Alex Corey complained that the canceling of his unveiling was like scrubbing a Space Shuttle launch and it instills doubt as to the quality of the work. This episode aired one year (almost to the day) before the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch.