You can easily hear the echo in the woman's voice which means the former general manager wasn't wrong about loud noise levels. Perhaps sound mitigation treatments along some walls and ceilings will be necessary in the future. I worked as a cashier at the gift shop over the summer of 1986 prior to my senior year in high school at Poly High. The job was like combat. I was bored most of the time but for a few minutes all hell would break out as people rushed in to buy magazines, candy, or romance novels, as their flight was already boarding. Good times.
No he was wrong. Fixating on women's high heels tells you he was a petty, female hating inc3l . Men had leather shoes at the time and made an equal noise. If you weren't born before 1970 you don't know.
They preserved it. The mosaic colors would have never survived this long and might have even been torn out by a more ambitious designer. You should also remember that after the war, many people wanted to forget the horrors of it and would remove or cover up anything that reminded them of it in public spaces.
Hope this becomes a American trend...restoration instead of replacement. For so many decades we got into the habit of tearing stuff down and rebuilding from scratch. Old DT Anaheim had some amazing buildings then in the late 70's they just leveled it and tried to look "Jetsons"....it's horrible!
Unfortunately, whej they run out of room to build more terminals, they have to tear down older terminals to accommodate more passengers and flights, and bigger planes if they are designed for smaller commuter jets.
Grew up on Catalina Island 1962-81. As a young kid would sometimes fly into Long Beach on Catalina Airlines when we could afford to fly. As a high school kid I worked summers and weekends for the airlines and got to fly for free. Loved the old terminal. Of course the old "Steamer" terminal in San Pedro was pretty cool too.
I haven't been to Long Beach Airport since 2007, thought it was kinda cool, and old classic WWII era airport, which had cute little jetramps for jetBlue when I flew them. But I think back then that was one of the only airlines that flew in/out of them. I don't even remember if Southwest did back then. I guess at least they have Southwest as their main airline - I just checked - and have quite a few destinations.
How did they not know the tiles where there but were probably under the carpet? Carpet doesn't last decades and must have been replaced numerous times.
When carpet is stepped on enough it flattens, they cheaply payed carpenters to replace it but they most likely put new carpet on top in order to finish the job quickly.
Possibly they replaced the carpet but left the original padding underneath it? Or laid new padding on top of the old. Who knows what they would have done in order to save time and money.
Carpet ruins EVERYTHING. Stop doing it to houses with wood floors too! It's always funny when we see that you see something really beautiful hiding underneath the carpet!
Lots of them entered the military, hence the reason for "Rosie the Riveter." Also, why should the restoration work be more credited than the original creators of these mosaics?
@@reginabillotti Yes I know. My point is that there's a lot of emphasis on Rosie the Riveter (female WWII workers) and no emphasis Ralphie the Riveter (male WWII workers). Men were the majority of the workers during WWII and while woman deserve to be acknowledged, so do men.
Well, you would be wrong! That terminal has been there since at least the 1950s, as I remember seeing it as a young child and teenager in the 50s and 60s. We lived in Lakewood, not far from the airport. It originally was known as Dougherty Field in the 1930s. The main terminal was designed by W. Horace Austin and Kenneth S. Wing. Completed in 1941, as indicated in the video. (Source: Pacific Coast Architecture Database website.)
I’m so happy the decision was made to restore it, rather than demolish an make a new floor.
It will never be demolished; the iconic terminal is a official Historic Landmark by the City of Long Beach.
You can easily hear the echo in the woman's voice which means the former general manager wasn't wrong about loud noise levels. Perhaps sound mitigation treatments along some walls and ceilings will be necessary in the future. I worked as a cashier at the gift shop over the summer of 1986 prior to my senior year in high school at Poly High. The job was like combat. I was bored most of the time but for a few minutes all hell would break out as people rushed in to buy magazines, candy, or romance novels, as their flight was already boarding. Good times.
No he was wrong. Fixating on women's high heels tells you he was a petty, female hating inc3l . Men had leather shoes at the time and made an equal noise. If you weren't born before 1970 you don't know.
@@hanovergreen4091 Urbanhandyman was actually born before 1970, in 1969. He stated that his senior year of high school started in 1986.
No clickety-clack from high heels anymore, more like flipity-flop.
That airport manager who covered those mosaics in the 60's was a complete philistine.
They preserved it. The mosaic colors would have never survived this long and might have even been torn out by a more ambitious designer. You should also remember that after the war, many people wanted to forget the horrors of it and would remove or cover up anything that reminded them of it in public spaces.
@@dadevi Times are so bad now, we like to remember the good times of horror...
Love this!!❣️ Good on you Long Beach!! They recently demolished and modernized my beloved KCI, but they can't take away my great memories! ❤
Best airport in socal. That building is a reminder of years past.
Hope this becomes a American trend...restoration instead of replacement. For so many decades we got into the habit of tearing stuff down and rebuilding from scratch. Old DT Anaheim had some amazing buildings then in the late 70's they just leveled it and tried to look "Jetsons"....it's horrible!
Unfortunately, whej they run out of room to build more terminals, they have to tear down older terminals to accommodate more passengers and flights, and bigger planes if they are designed for smaller commuter jets.
Hell yea!!! Sick artwork!
Grew up on Catalina Island 1962-81. As a young kid would sometimes fly into Long Beach on Catalina Airlines when we could afford to fly. As a high school kid I worked summers and weekends for the airlines and got to fly for free. Loved the old terminal. Of course the old "Steamer" terminal in San Pedro was pretty cool too.
I haven't been to Long Beach Airport since 2007, thought it was kinda cool, and old classic WWII era airport, which had cute little jetramps for jetBlue when I flew them. But I think back then that was one of the only airlines that flew in/out of them. I don't even remember if Southwest did back then. I guess at least they have Southwest as their main airline - I just checked - and have quite a few destinations.
How did they not know the tiles where there but were probably under the carpet? Carpet doesn't last decades and must have been replaced numerous times.
When carpet is stepped on enough it flattens, they cheaply payed carpenters to replace it but they most likely put new carpet on top in order to finish the job quickly.
Possibly they replaced the carpet but left the original padding underneath it? Or laid new padding on top of the old. Who knows what they would have done in order to save time and money.
Carpet ruins EVERYTHING. Stop doing it to houses with wood floors too! It's always funny when we see that you see something really beautiful hiding underneath the carpet!
O wow. I love thee art.
Local here is proud .
Happy and gay?
@@TinLeadHammer good
For u Tim . Be proud .
KCAL, you need better camera people. Lighting and image quality on those interviews inside the terminal are truly terrible. Cool story though.
This is a huge win for historic preservation. Great to see!
really cool
I love flying into LGB! Truly the most wonderful, friendliest small airports in California.
How about that rental car kiosk? Am I right!?!?
looks like the airport that was shown in the movie, The Best Years of our Lives.
Awesome! Never have flown out of Long Beach living in the Valley but now I want book a flight out of that terminal.
That's Great Thanks 😊
Maybe they could find a clever way to add some sound absorbing material in terminal.
A few strategically placed bails of hey might just do the trick.
Next thing on the to do list is to reopen the second floor restaurant and bar. In my day it was known as the Clouds restaurant.
Restoration complete, clumsy worker drops Ladder on it almost instantly.
Wow
yay
When I hear the word mosaic I now think of youtuber Bald and Bankrupt.
And Rosie the Riveter
What about Ralph the Riveter, Mack the Machinist, and Eric the Electrician?
Lots of them entered the military, hence the reason for "Rosie the Riveter." Also, why should the restoration work be more credited than the original creators of these mosaics?
@@reginabillotti Yes I know. My point is that there's a lot of emphasis on Rosie the Riveter (female WWII workers) and no emphasis Ralphie the Riveter (male WWII workers). Men were the majority of the workers during WWII and while woman deserve to be acknowledged, so do men.
Total lies that is not a 1940s era airport. That airport was built in the 1970s. The tile work there is excellent. Worth saving!.
Well, you would be wrong! That terminal has been there since at least the 1950s, as I remember seeing it as a young child and teenager in the 50s and 60s. We lived in Lakewood, not far from the airport. It originally was known as Dougherty Field in the 1930s. The main terminal was designed by W. Horace Austin and Kenneth S. Wing. Completed in 1941, as indicated in the video. (Source: Pacific Coast Architecture Database website.)
@@GSMSfromFV Shows that they didn't even watch the video and just went straight into the comment section.