Hub Scenes From A Bygone Era

Matt D · Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:15 pm

I was feeling a little nostalgic tonight and was looking through some of my old pictures and came across these.

Both pictures bring back a lot of memories. And both, despite being not *THAT* old definitely harken back to a distant and different era.

Thanks for looking.

WesternA318 · Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:22 pm

WOW! Did you submit them on here?

TransWorldSTL · Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:39 pm

Thanks for sharing those, Matt D!

Truely a time-capsle into the past..

I always find old pictures interesting.. Especially ones with people in them. Makes me wonder where they were going..

Cubsrule · Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:55 pm

So the first one is QQ so I'd imagine it's RNO, but I haven't a clue about the second city. Would you care to enlighten the young ones of us here?

jmy007 · Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:59 pm

Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 4):
So the first one is QQ so I'd imagine it's RNO, but I haven't a clue about the second city. Would you care to enlighten the young ones of us here?

Wester Pacific, is that not COS? what year is that anyways

futurecaptain · Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:07 pm

I believe the second city is PHX.

Look at the control tower in the background. I just can't figure out where the terminal is...is that the old terminal 1?

Matt D · Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:07 pm

The top picture was taken at RNO (Reno) May 1995. The second picture was taken at COS (Colorado Springs) January 1996.

TriStar500 · Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:10 pm

Great pictures, to me they are worth so much more in capturing the true aviation atmosphere than a thousand generic "side shots" of some Boeings or Airbusses, which get routinely accepted on this website. If you find more of these pciturs in your archives, please post them here. Smile

sevenheavy · Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:24 pm

Quoting TransWorldSTL (Reply 12):
I would love to see those!

I second that. Any chance of posting?

Maybe we could start an "old airlines" thread, similar to the screenshots thread over on aviation hobby?

I know I have a few I could add.

Regards

OzarkD9S · Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:34 pm

And here's mine, obviously.

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Thanks for starting this one Matt.

Goldenshield · Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:31 pm

Quoting Futurecaptain (Reply 6):
I believe the second city is PHX.

Look at the control tower in the background. I just can't figure out where the terminal is...is that the old terminal 1?

The second one is definately COS. WestPac was hubbed there. Also, the tower is at the north end of the field on USAF property. While the picture looks like the ground is one big concrete slab, it's actually snow covering the field.

PHX Flyer · Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:37 pm

I would like to add my all-time favorite:

This pic brings back fond memories of times, when air travel was still exciting and fun. I consider myself lucky that I had the opportunity to enjoy it for few a few years, until the bitter end ...

futurecaptain · Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:19 pm

Quoting Crownvic (Reply 8):
Futurecaptain...I don't think the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce would like your post with all that snow on the ground

hmm, you know I didn't even see the snow there at first glance. Smile

Quoting Goldenshield (Reply 15):
Also, the tower is at the north end of the field on USAF property. While the picture looks like the ground is one big concrete slab, it's actually snow covering the field.

Thankyou. For some reason from a distace that looks like PHX's tower to me. And yes, it looked like concrete to me too, not snow.

Matt D · Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:40 pm

I'll do some more browsing today. If I come across any more pix that are NOT of the "Sterile Side Shot" variety (I admit...most of them are), then I'll post them.

scaledesigns · Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:43 pm

The TWA JFK terminal was a national treasure.Land marks should not be torn down.

I have several photos of the TW hub at ORD in the early 1980s before
they moved down to STL and swallowed OZ.

As far as hubs,I look at 2 hug hubs everyday when I look out the Tower
windows at ORD.UA have a better looking terminal than AA at ORD.
Thats maybe because UA is the Chicago airline and AA only cares about
DFW.ORD just pays the bills!

jumpseatflyer · Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:49 am

Thanks for sharing. These photos carry more emotional weight because these airlines, unlike PanAm and the old TWA, were around in my age of reason. Its a sign of immense change in an industry I'm just getting into. I can't even fathom what kinds of things will happen in the next 30-40 years that will be my career.

-Paul

drerx7 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:59 am

Quoting Scaledesigns (Reply 19):
The TWA JFK terminal was a national treasure.Land marks should not be torn down.

Quoting PHX Flyer (Reply 16):
I consider myself lucky that I had the opportunity to enjoy it for few a few years, until the bitter end ...

It is on the historical registry--it will not and cannot be torn down - Jetblue is incorporating it in there ops.

TUNisia · Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:59 am

Quoting TriStar500 (Reply 11):
Great pictures, to me they are worth so much more in capturing the true aviation atmosphere than a thousand generic "side shots" of some Boeings or Airbusses, which get routinely accepted on this website. If you find more of these pciturs in your archives, please post them here.

SOOO TRUE !! These shots have a real spirit to them and capture something lost long ago. Shame they seem to always get rejected.

scaledesigns · Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:09 am

Drerx7,

Thats great and true,but many building are now gone that were on the
historic registry.An airport or train terminal are the most common to be
torn down after they are on the "dont touch list".The former TWA terminal
is not safe.

If they even think about taking it down you New Yorkers better
start writing letters.

USADreamliner · Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:14 am

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drerx7 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:16 am

Quoting Scaledesigns (Reply 23):

If they even think about taking it down you New Yorkers better
start writing letters.

Its already in the Jetblue plans though--so I think its safe for at least another decade...unless Jetblue fails.

dtwclipper · Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:53 am

New York Air at IAD.

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scaledesigns · Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:56 am

Thats a perfect shot of the New York Air operations.Bob Garrard is one of the best.

DL WIDGET HEAD · Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:30 am

Here are a few hub scenes from long ago:

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Photo © Mark Abbott

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Photo © Jim Lawrence

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Photo © Frank Schaefer

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Photo © Nadine Eichinger

FlyDeltaJets87 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:38 am

My favorite hub shot:

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Photo © Adam Wright

May not be from a bygone era, but it's still my favorite.

burnsie28 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:35 am

Quoting Futurecaptain (Reply 6):
I believe the second city is PHX.

Thats a heck of a lot of snow for PHX Wink

As others have said, its Colorado Springs, and as much as I hated Western Pacific when they were still around, I wish they were still around. It also brought back the good ole days when Southwest wasn't destroying the industry along side of fuel, when airlines had service and it was good times.

CIDFlyer · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:11 am

Quoting WesternA318 (Reply 10):
and the TW hub in ATL

that'd be cool to see. I also wonder if anyone would have picks of AA's hubs at BNA and RDU? Would be neat to see those too.

LN-MOW · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:22 am

Let's do a little twist to the subject: Abndoned hub, still-existing airline. Oslo-Fornebu, 1998. FBU was closed later that year.

twolz2rn · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:26 am

In that picture with the 2 AF concorde's, do those triple gates still exist?

AirEMS · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:33 am

This is by far my most favorite hub memory. Not just for me but for my Father who loved this airline..

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I would have loved to have seen these ones...

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Photo © Ken Rose

-Carl

mush · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:44 am

Quoting USADreamliner (Reply 24):

Dreamliner, the picture of JFK is one my favorites...not because of all of the Pan Am planes...but because of the two Air France Concordes.

Thanks,
Mush

ctbarnes · Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:49 am

I'm surprised no one has posted a Braniff picture yet:

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Photo © Mel Lawrence

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Photo © George W. Hamlin

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Photo © Brian Harrison

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Photo © Bob Garrard

Unfortunately this is the best I can do-the database is a bit lean on BN hub pictures.

Charles, SJ

bnamaxx · Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:31 am

While not a hub shot, I tried posting a photo I took at DFW years ago of a Condor 744, obviously substituting for LH. It got rejected, I don't recall why. Now no one beleives I actually saw a a 744 in DE colors, and I can't even find the pic anymore. And to think it could have been preserved on a.net for posterity (and to prove I was not hallucinating). Sad

m404 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:35 am

While not a good massing of acft it's one of the few from the DB with multiples at one of our two largest hubs

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kangarooman · Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:30 am

Wow all I thank you for reminding me why it's so great to work at a big airport. I have seen plenty of days at MAN that if I had a camera with me I would have captured some pics comparable to the ones on this thread but with modern day hub airlines at MAN such as BY (I'll never refer to them as thomsonfly), FCA, XLA ,MON, WW, BD, BA, BE or MYT on those days where the rain is poring down in a certain way or snow is falling or the days where something special happens and you are there to capture the moment but albeit most times in your head like when I was at the fire station doing fire training for my current job and the first plane I cleaned G-BRIF taxis in past the fire station almost in a way welcoming me back to the airport.

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But i'm sure you all have had a lot of those days yourselves as well as the bad days but the good days make them bad days seem small and insignificant to go through but although they don't seem so at the time

Looking at those old hub pics kind of make me wish I was was born ten years earlier so I could have truly appreciated those airlines (not that many of them flew to MAN anyway).

Roo

bnamaxx · Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:02 am

Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 49):
Quoting Bnamaxx (Reply 45):
Now no one beleives I actually saw a a 744 in DE colors

I believe you. It would make sense if that a/c wasn't on schedule for a few days.

Hey thanks...reminds me why I added you to my respected users list Smile

deltaflyertoo · Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:29 am

I thought this one was cool, back in the day when PIT was a huge part of the USAir network and only on its way to getting bigger. Also liked the livery from that time....

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Cadet57 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:36 am

Quoting Deltaflyertoo (Reply 52):
Also liked the livery from that time....

Good! Not the only one Smile

coiah756ca · Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:03 pm

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These sights literally bring tears to my eyes. They bring back the memories of growing up in Denver and finally achieving my goal of flying the orange and gold. I was blessed in being able to fly out of Stapleton for 9 great years. Now I have to deal with where I am now, IAH. I don't care for it, but I still love CO and the piece of metal I get to left seat.

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WesternA318 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:25 pm

Quoting COIAH756CA (Reply 58):
These sights literally bring tears to my eyes. They bring back the memories of growing up in Denver and finally achieving my goal of flying the orange and gold. I was blessed in being able to fly out of Stapleton for 9 great years. Now I have to deal with where I am now, IAH. I don't care for it, but I still love CO and the piece of metal I get to left seat.

WOW CO, honestly, I hope your on one of my flights in the near future!

coiah756ca · Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:30 pm

Quoting WesternA318 (Reply 59):
WOW CO, honestly, I hope your on one of my flights in the near future!

Hey, thanks.. I try to express as much personal opinion on this site.

BTW. What do you for CO? and welcome to my RU list. Big grin

coiah756ca · Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:32 pm

I would like to add some Stapleton photos to express more sorrow for its loss. It will also give an idea to people who never got to see this beloved airport.

Stapleton International Airport
All photos courtesy of http://milehifield.topcities.com/main.html
Most courtesy of Keith Kinman who has a few in the DB.

These are pretty sad..

WesternA318 · Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:42 pm

Absolutely incredible pics! The last flight I remember through the old Stapleton was a TWA L-1011 from SLC and onwards to JFK. MAN, those were good times, a PEX 747 landed as were holding short of the runway (I cant remember which one, I was what...4-5 yrs old?).

bnamaxx · Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:26 pm

Wow, incredible Stapleton pics. I never had the opportunity to fly there but it was always on my "want to" list. Thanks for the very cools pics COIAH756CA.

coiah756ca · Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:37 pm

Quoting WesternA318 (Reply 42):

Quoting Bnamaxx (Reply 43):

Thanks guys. I saw those sights many, many times. Stapleton was an airport that never lost its, uhhh, vibe. It always had something to see when you went there. I remember my very first flight: 5 years old: 707: DEN-LAX. Good times. My son saw the days of Stapleton, but was too young to remember. He doesn't much care for the new KDEN(neither do I), but he doesn't seem to mind IAH. CO always has chose the good hub for money. Even though I'm not fond of the airline, I will admit that UA has got some good hubs...

Bring on some more old hubs pics. I like this thread.

WesternA318 · Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:02 am

Quoting COIAH756CA (Reply 44):
Bring on some more old hubs pics. I like this thread.

Does anyoen have a pic of the CO Hub from the 70s in LAX?

EA CO AS · Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:23 am

One of my personal faves...

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luv2fly · Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:55 am

Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 25):
As others have said, its Colorado Springs, and as much as I hated Western Pacific when they were still around, I wish they were still around. It also brought back the good ole days when Southwest wasn't destroying the industry along side of fuel, when airlines had service and it was good times.

Yeah unlike NW that charges you from everything from seat selection to a bag of snack mix!

ptharris · Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:02 am

Quoting EA CO AS (Reply 46):
One of my personal faves...

Mine too. Well, you know my addiction to Eastern. Fine airline... sadly, those days are long gone. Thanks for showing one of the most beautiful birds they had to offer!

AirEMS · Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:32 am

Quoting COIAH756CA (Reply 44):
Bring on some more old hubs pics. I like this thread.

I agree!

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