Sorry Jay, Alexis Park Inn Misses Out

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/article...207hangar.html

Glad it's been saved.

We're fighting our own hangar battle here, and losing. The historic
Boeing/United Hangar -- one of just seven original Boeing air mail hangars
left in the country -- is slated for demolition as soon as the snow melts.

As anyone steeped in aviation history knows, Iowa City was at the heart of
the transcontinental airmail line -- the precursor for all commercial
aviation in America and the world. This hangar is an irreplaceable piece of
aviation history, but the FAA has deemed it to be "too close to the runway
for modern safety standards" -- and it must go.

It's so frustrating. I live in one of the most left-wing, liberal cities in
America, where government spending on ANYTHING is routinely approved -- but
(because it's not a Victorian house) our 78-year old gem isn't even
considered by our local "Historic Preservation" groups.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"