2021-February-Art-Muse-Week-#2

This unique, historic building in Columbus OH, one of the first air terminals in the country, MAY have been saved from the wrecking ball and, at last word, is scheduled to become a museum and STEM education center. (Fingers crossed.)
JOURNALING: In 1928, flying legend Charles Lindbergh, acting on the behest of Transcontinental Air Transport, picked an area on a plot of land just north of 5th Ave. in Columbus OH to become "Port Columbus Terminal", the eastern terminus of the planned TAT transcontinental flights. And, on July 7, 1929, passengers traveled by Pennsylvania Railroad Pullman from NYC overnight to Columbus OH, crossing 5th Ave. on the morning of July 8 and boarding a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft to fly to Waynoka OK (with as many as 5 stops inbetween). From there, they took another train ride to Clovis NM and other series of TAT flights to Los Angeles. One way fare was $325. The 2 day trip marked the beginning of "trancontinental travel" across the U.S.A. One of the passengers on that historic trip was the woman some had begun calling "Lady Lindy," due to her physical resemblance to Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart. She would soon become one of the top aviation pioneers in U.S. history.
CREDITS: PHOTOS: by oneredsf1 and by Genna B, both at Flickr; KITS: "Just Plane Fun" by ForeverJoy; FONTS: Nueva Std Condensed Italic; Arial