Jgold47 From Djibouti, joined Mar 2005, 95 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 2294 times:
There is a brown brick builidng (not the executive terminal), in the northeast corner of the airport (Meriman and (whatever the east-west road is that all the rental car places are on), its currently pretty busted up looking and surrounded by rental car lots, but does anyone know what that is and what it used to be used for?
Dtwclipper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2177 times:
AFAIK that is the administration building, built to accommodate airline operations and to provide more office space and was constructed in 1939.
Although the airport opened in September 1929 as Detroit-Wayne Major Airport , most traffic was out of DET and YIP. It wasn't until the late 1950's that the airlines started moving to DTW.
"American, Allegheny, Northwest Orient, Pan Am and British Overseas moved to Metro Airport from the Willow Run Airport. American inaugurated air carrier service at Metro on October 1, 1958."
The Airport was renamed Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in 1958
Jgold47 From Djibouti, joined Mar 2005, 95 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2125 times:
hmm....makes sense, there is definately what looks like an observation tower up there. I thought that It might have been the old terminal, or the old maintence hanger. There were a lot of small airports around there back then. I was reading about the Ford field (not the football stadium) in dearborn, YIP, City, wayne county, and a couple of other smaller strips in and around se michigan
Isitsafenow From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4984 posts, RR: 26 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2119 times:
DTWClipper....Not many people even here in Michigan knew what you posted in reply one.
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MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4750 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2099 times:
I asked in another thread and got no answer:
Buried in the GM factory closing notice was the closure of a "logistics center" in Ypsalanti. Does this mean reduced freight ops at YIP?
Maybe GM will merely outsource to job to a freight forwarder. Any thoughts?
Dtw9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1054 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2090 times:
Most freight out of YIP is AD-HOC now anyways. YIP hasn't been a big player for a few years now. Zantop is gone.Really no Kalitta, Transcon gone, only leaves USA Jet and Murrray
Jsnww81 From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 1867 posts, RR: 16 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2063 times:
Another DTW-related historical question...
I know that in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, a variety of airlines kept maintenance hangars at DTW. Most of them are now either unused or have been purchased by Northwest:
- the two hangars on the east side of the terminal approach road. One still has its old "Northwest Airlines" sign, the other belongs to Spirit (it says "Fly Spirit" on it.) I seem to remember being in Detroit as a kid and seeing that hangar with a "Fly Delta" sign. Did Spirit buy it and just change the letters?
- The hangars that are now in between the two west-side runways. I believe there are two of them, and one is quite large. Did these belong to United or North Central? Both used to be quite large at DTW.
- Did American keep a hangar at DTW? They also had a reasonable presence at DTW in the pre-Deregulation days.
Jgold47 From Djibouti, joined Mar 2005, 95 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2029 times:
88% sure that the Fly Spirit was fly Delta. I grew up around there and used to fly all the time, so I am almost positive, but for some reason I cant 100% Visualize it!
Dtwclipper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1991 times:
Quoting Jgold47 (Reply 7): 88% sure that the Fly Spirit was fly Delta. I grew up around there and used to fly all the time, so I am almost positive, but for some reason I cant 100% Visualize it!
KarlB737 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 2942 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1965 times:
Quoting Jsnww81 (Reply 6): Did these belong to United or North Central? Both used to be quite large at DTW.
One of those two hangers on the west side (and I think it is the one on the north side of the other) was for North Central Airlines.
I can see it on Google Earth but getting the link to this post was not successful.
Dtw9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1054 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1965 times:
AA has or had the cargo building (don't know if its still there) on the East side of the airport by the A concourse of the Smith terminal
Grrtvc From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 272 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 1928 times:
I have been hoping the airport would wise up and renovate that building on the NE corner of Merriman and "Rental Car" road. This is the smaller building that used to be the original terminal back in the 30's. Would make a nice airport museum/executive terminal.
Dtwclipper From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1905 times:
Quoting Grrtvc (Reply 12): have been hoping the airport would wise up and renovate that building on the NE corner of Merriman and "Rental Car" road. This is the smaller building that used to be the original terminal back in the 30's. Would make a nice airport museum/executive terminal.
There was talk a few years ago that "the Henry Ford" would take it over as a museum, but that never came to fruition.
Jgold47 From Djibouti, joined Mar 2005, 95 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1801 times:
Quoting Grrtvc (Reply 12): I have been hoping the airport would wise up and renovate that building on the NE corner of Merriman and "Rental Car" road. This is the smaller building that used to be the original terminal back in the 30's. Would make a nice airport museum/executive terminal.
Not sure if you have google earth or not, but I assume we are talking about the same building, sort of a light orange/brown brick, long builidng, now surrounded by rental cars, This was the original terminal? Thats what I thought!
Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51 Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1694 times:
AA had a hanger, as well as there own flight kitchen also.
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