Sorry Jay, Alexis Park Inn Misses Out

Jay,

if it has to come down, perhaps you could at least get some photos to
document its existence. Maybe some interior and exterior photos that
you could use in your inn to preserve the memory.

Tom

On Feb 8, 11:04 am, Tom wrote:
Jay,

if it has to come down, perhaps you could at least get some photos to
document its existence. Maybe some interior and exterior photos that
you could use in your inn to preserve the memory.

Tom

Now there's a good idea!

On Feb 8, 9:21 am, AJ wrote:
On Feb 8, 11:04 am, Tom wrote:

Jay,

if it has to come down, perhaps you could at least get some photos to
document its existence. Maybe some interior and exterior photos that
you could use in your inn to preserve the memory.

Tom

Now there's a good idea!

Perhaps there are some interesting building parts that can be used.
There's quite a market for "aged" barnwood to be used in homes and
businesses, by those with MUCH more design style than I'll ever
know.

("Nice shower door!" "Yep. Used to be a hangar door")

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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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.

Didn't Charles Lindbergh live there for a while?

(I'm making this up, but I bet he slept there at least once)

Didn't Charles Lindbergh live there for a while?

Actually, as an early airmail pilot, Lindbergh probably did fly through Iowa
City.

But the Boeing/United Hangar was built in 1929-30 -- after "Lucky Lindy"
became world-renowned. I can find no record of him coming here after his
flight to Paris.

If you're really interested in the illustrious history of the Iowa City
airport, see: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_iowa_city_airport.htm

I just added Chapter XIV., which is a .pdf version of a 43-page booklet that
was just published, outlining the history of the airport from 1918 to 2007.
It's quite well done, and was (ironically) funded by the same grant that is
paying to tear down the old hangar.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2008-02-07 13:07:33 -0800, "Jay Honeck" said:

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.

It cannot be moved, or torn down and re-built somewhere else?
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

It cannot be moved, or torn down and re-built somewhere else?

Of course it can. But people in power must *want* to save it.

Barring that -- and we've been trying to convince the airport commission for
years of the hangar's historical worth -- the cause is lost.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"