This happens in James Blish's "Cities In Flight" stories. Fleeing oppressive Earth governments entire cities, most notably New York, fly away using a reactionless FTL drive called a spindizzy. With a force field to keep the air in, the Big Apple zooms away to other star systems seeking work.
Hail Curie, full of grace.
The Science is with thee.
Blessed art thou among thy collegues,
and blessed is the fruit of thy mind:
TRUTH.
Holy Curie, Mother of peer-reviewed publications,
pray for us grad students,
now and at the hour of our thesis defense.
Amen*.
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