I've been to that restaurant a few times and attended a party there right before they stopped doing business. It's really a beautiful space and a great dining experience. *Mr. Bradshaw you did good!* Some of us locals refer to it as the *Jetson's Restaurant.*
The Theme Building was obviously the center of attention. Now, it has literally "sunk" as the whole airport has gone through many renovations and expansions as things started rising all around it. It's still there but it's possible some people might miss it while going around the terminal loop. As far as all the buildings being "shells," if that happened, it would have never lasted. Look at the airport today. They would have all been replaced by now. It would be nice if the Theme Building restaurant would reopen. I think they missed an opportunity with the construction of the people mover. It goes around it. If they made a walkway going through or connected to it, there would have been plenty of foot traffic from people going to the airport. Instead, it's in the middle of the airport but not connected to anything.
I put this building in the same category as the old TWA building at JFK by Eero Saarinen. They were designed to reach people on an emotional level. We forget that in the 1960's most people didn't travel by air. They traveled by train or bus. Heck, the Interstate Highway system hadn't even been completed yet so automobiles weren't much of an option then either. The masses of fliers we see today is as a result of airline deregulation in 1979 which brought prices way down. But I find it sad that these beautiful building are being buried by larger structures all around them.
I've been to that restaurant a few times and attended a party there right before they stopped doing business. It's really a beautiful space and a great dining experience. *Mr. Bradshaw you did good!* Some of us locals refer to it as the *Jetson's Restaurant.*
The Theme Building was obviously the center of attention. Now, it has literally "sunk" as the whole airport has gone through many renovations and expansions as things started rising all around it. It's still there but it's possible some people might miss it while going around the terminal loop. As far as all the buildings being "shells," if that happened, it would have never lasted. Look at the airport today. They would have all been replaced by now. It would be nice if the Theme Building restaurant would reopen. I think they missed an opportunity with the construction of the people mover. It goes around it. If they made a walkway going through or connected to it, there would have been plenty of foot traffic from people going to the airport. Instead, it's in the middle of the airport but not connected to anything.
Fantastic documentary. Such an iconic building in the US.
Thank God whoever designed that chair didn't do the airport.
LOL
Thank god you're not a design critic.
I put this building in the same category as the old TWA building at JFK by Eero Saarinen. They were designed to reach people on an emotional level. We forget that in the 1960's most people didn't travel by air. They traveled by train or bus. Heck, the Interstate Highway system hadn't even been completed yet so automobiles weren't much of an option then either. The masses of fliers we see today is as a result of airline deregulation in 1979 which brought prices way down. But I find it sad that these beautiful building are being buried by larger structures all around them.