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Oh yeah... Thanks JetBlue
Give 'n Go ^ | January 22, 2009 | J. Martini

Posted on 01/22/2009 6:16:26 AM PST by joeystoy

Balancing the demands of shameless and brutal commerce with the impossible dreams of the preservationists, JetBlue has restored a measure of sanity into this cuel and sterile world. JetBlue resisted the temptation to raze Eero Saarinen's iconic Terminal 5 to make way for their new JFK complex. Just as significant, they also pushed back attempts to preserve the site as an obsolete museum piece.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: architecture; jetblue; preservationists; saarinen
Maybe I shouldn't be so pessimistic.
1 posted on 01/22/2009 6:16:28 AM PST by joeystoy
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2 posted on 01/22/2009 6:26:24 AM PST by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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To: joeystoy

JetBlue rocks. I always fly them when I can and I pay more to do it. Wider seats, self-controlled TV, more legroom.......and they fly non-stop from Boston to many warm places....Cancun and Ft Myers in particular.

New terminal looks sweeeeeet.


3 posted on 01/22/2009 7:12:35 AM PST by ElectricStrawberry (1/27th Infantry Wolfhounds...cut in half during the Clinton years.)
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To: Between the Lines

That is the weirdest looking flightline I ever saw.


4 posted on 01/22/2009 7:41:18 AM PST by BobS
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