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The TWA Hotel Turns an Abandoned Airport Terminal Into a Midcentury Dream
Dwell ^
| February 13, 2019
| Jen Woo
Posted on 02/20/2019 2:09:00 AM PST by C19fan
Meet JFK's first on-airport hotel—complete with midcentury modern guest rooms, a 10,000-square-foot rooftop deck with pool, and a Jean-Georges restaurant.
An abandoned airport terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been reborn as the TWA Hotel, a stylish stay channeling the jet age. While the once-groundbreaking Trans World Airlines ceased operations in 2001, and the terminal closed in October of that year, the luxe hotel pays homage to the original architecture of the 1962 building designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Travel
KEYWORDS: airlines; airport; airports; airtravel; civilized; clipper; jetliner; modern; nostalgia; nostalgic; notsavages; travel; twa
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I have been through the Saarinen designed TWA at JFK terminal when it was operating. Saarinen had more foresight when he designed the main terminal at Dulles. The structure was easily expanded to accommodate the explosion in air travel while maintaining the integrity of the design.
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:09:00 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Those were the days!!
To: canuck_conservative
So now you have to pay to sleep in the terminal?
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:28:44 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: C19fan
That’s kind of cool. I travel in and out of the Middle East, a lot. All the airports, since they have state run airlines, also have a hotel as part of the deal, so if you have an extended layover, they’ll give you a room to relax in, instead of waiting in the terminal for 15hours.
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:31:10 AM PST
by
qaz123
To: canuck_conservative
"...those were the days..."
When people actually got dressed nicely to fly while travelers possessed manners, grace, and class! Good times.
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:33:44 AM PST
by
Blue Jays
( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
To: Blue Jays
“When people actually got dressed nicely to fly while travelers possessed manners, grace, and class! Good times.”
And smoked.
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:53:32 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(TRUMP YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!!!)
To: C19fan
Great idea. Beautifully done.
To: Blue Jays
“When people actually got dressed nicely to fly while travelers possessed manners, grace, and class! Good times.”
And smoked.
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:53:36 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(TRUMP YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!!!)
To: Blue Jays
Steak and Eggs for breakfast - TWA, BOST to Chicago late 70’s.
Indeed, those WERE the days...
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posted on
02/20/2019 2:56:57 AM PST
by
Paisan
To: Blue Jays
You forgot: when you could arrive at the terminal 20 minutes before departure and easily make your plane without a strip search.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:00:30 AM PST
by
Former Proud Canadian
(Trudeau never saw a gay pride parade he didn't want to join.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
They installed rotary phones for a period touch !
something i would like to get for myself.
To: Paisan
JFK-Rome-Athens-Cairo and back every 30 days. Mid 80s.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:08:01 AM PST
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
To: a fool in paradise
Well, since getting to JFK any time of the day or night is a nightmare, this isn’t a bad idea.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:10:07 AM PST
by
Jim Noble
(Freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2 = 4)
To: Jim Noble
Designed in 1962 by Eero Saarinen, one of his last projects. He passed away at age 51...
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:22:37 AM PST
by
Shady
(One More Time: CO2 is PLANT FOOD! Without it we die. Any questions?)
To: C19fan
How cool is that! I love it when old buildings are saved and refurbished. The style isn’t my favorite, but it’s stunning.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:45:41 AM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(Jeremiah 1:5 - "Before I formed thee ... I knew thee.")
To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:46:15 AM PST
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2))
To: C19fan
Is room 800 still avaiable?
Or is it closed off due to electrical problems?
Was reported that room 800 had best view of the annual fireworks display.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:49:01 AM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: Reverend Wright
This problem is that anyone who is much under 30 won't understand how to operate them.
There is a Youtube of two teenagers trying to use a dial. I was waiting for them to start hooting and flinging their feces, out of sheer frustration...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OADXNGnJok
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:53:55 AM PST
by
jonascord
(First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
To: C19fan
I remember flying to Europe from this terminal {hotel}.
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posted on
02/20/2019 3:58:19 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke all mooselimb terrorists, today.)
To: USS Alaska
The airport Hilton in St Louis is a TWA shrine.
Every room, hallway, entry and restaurant/bar feature large pictures of the TWA fleet at its finest.
Lots of Constellation pix...
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posted on
02/20/2019 4:49:55 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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