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The TWA terminal at JFK is being preserved as a hotel
- curtis 11y agoThere are a bunch of pictures of the TWA Terminal on Flickr, too: http://www.flickriver.com/search/twa+terminal/ http://www.flickriver.com/search/twa+terminal/.
- busterarm 11y agoThis is good news actually. I've had a few late-night arrivals in that Terminal and it's an absolute marvel when it's mostly-empty. Being inside that building taps something intense emotionally and I still have trouble describing it. It would be a shame to lose.
- rayiner 11y agoIt hasn't aged well, like much of what was built in the 1960's. I wonder if everyone was just really high back then.
- setpatchaddress 11y agoYour comment flabbergasts me. Any industrial designer or architect practicing today would be proud to design such a building. You want sixties buildings that haven't aged well, look at brutalist architecture.
- pcurve 11y agoThough it looks rather dated, the details can be updated inside and out to infuse the building with more modern flare. But the problem is its size. If it were 3 times larger, then I can see it being re-purposed for many different things. However, in its current size, it's nothing more than a relic from bygone era with very little utility. The proposed 500+ room hotel will completely dwarf this building, so what's even the point of saving it?
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- erikpukinskis 11y agoIf they update it lovingly there will still be quite a lot of historical flair for people to enjoy and learn from.