Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Alternative Portfolio 5, TWA Flight Center

(Text from Wikipedia, TWA Flight Center)
The TWA Flight Center or Trans World Flight Center, opened in 1962 as a standalone terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for Trans World Airlines.
Though portions of the original complex, designed by Eero Saarinen, have been demolished, the Saarinen-designed terminal (or head house) has been renovated, partially encircled by and serving as a ceremonial entrance to a new adjacent terminal completed in 2008. Together, the old and new buildings comprise JetBlue Airways' JFK operations and are known collectively as Terminal 5 or simply T5.
The City of New York designated both the interiors and the exteriors of the Saarinen terminal a historic landmark in 1994 and in 2005 the National Park Service listed the Trans World Flight Center on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Worldport, Terminal 3 at JFK 4/9/2013




(Re-post) This video honors what was once the Pam Am  Worldport at JFK, since demolished.  
With the recent tragedies of MH17 and MH370 these are sad times for aviation indeed.
(Video by: cloudhopper767)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Alternative Portfolio 4, Custer Observatory + Helen Keller


In this portfolio you will find two places within a short distance of each other worthy of your attention-visit. The first is the  Custer Institute and Observatory
















Helen Keller (1880-1968), the noted political activist and educator, was a resident in Southold during the summer of 1936.  It was here, along the shores of Cedar Beach, that Keller spent her last days with her long time companion, Anne Macy Sullivan (1886-1936).






Saturday, July 12, 2014

Wednesday, July 9, 2014