Airport Architecture

Embarassingly long time since my last post. If you've read the blog before, you know I really liked the old Wichita Municipal Airport. Well, Slate magazine has a great photo essay on airport design this week: Slate.com. Check it out.

Above pic courtesy of wichitaphotos.net.

Wichita Municipal Airport

More snooping from wichitaphotos.net. Wichita Municipal Airport was built in 1954 and renamed Wichita Mid-Continent Airport in 1973. It's really not a terrible building now (after extensive "renovation" and expansion), but I can't help but think how flying has changed. I spend flights now hoping tank-top man's hairy shoulder doesn't touch me from the next seat. The lobby pictured here looks like Cary Grant could saunter past at any minute.