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Thread #150157 Message #3497323
Posted By: Joe Offer
01-Apr-13 - 04:00 AM
Thread Name: Remember the - - - Akron?
Subject: RE: Remember the - - - Akron?
A couple of years ago, I visited Moffett Field in Sunnyvale, California. The main thing I wanted to see there was Hangar One. Covering 8 acres, this zeppelin hangar is one of the largest buildings in the world. Since my visit, the outer covering has been stripped from the building, and the future of the base is uncertain.
I spent some time at the wonderful airship museum at Moffett, and then headed out. On the way out, a base police officer stopped me for making an illegal left turn from the right lane of a one-way street on the base. I didn't see any one-way markings, and there was no other traffic at all. He kept me for half an hour, and then let me go. I got out of my car and tried to take pictures of the hangar while I was waiting, but he yelled at me and reached for his gun. Asshole.
I wonder if they will restore that wonderful building or tear it down.