1940 Air Terminal Museum Begins Liquidation

(1940airterminal.org)

18 points | by weaponeer 1 hour ago

4 comments

  • dtagames 1 hour ago
    I had no idea this closed and I've lived here for six years! I can't believe I didn't go visit.

    Surely there is enough money in this city of Houston between airlines that operate here and the oil companies that they spend most of your ticket money on to keep this open?

    • ljoshua 1 hour ago
      It really was/is a gem of a museum, very fun to visit and quite approachable. We went a couple times, once when they had some fly-ins that made it extra special.

      Hopefully it can be preserved and continue it's life! There is hope: https://www.1940airterminal.org/news/texas-historical-commis...

      • MichaelZuo 25 minutes ago
        I don’t see why they couldn’t make ends meet with events and so on.

        There shouldn’t be any huge expenses, unless they were leasing the premises at market rate.

  • SoftTalker 20 minutes ago
    The rack in this image appears to house a Texas Instruments minicomputer of some model, not sure exactly which. 980 maybe? Might be fun to play with, but not for $20K.

    https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e52f79c0260e6...

    Note the 8" floppy disk drives also.

  • stdbrouw 13 minutes ago
    Side note: what a stunning art deco (?) building! (There's a photo on the front page of the site.)
  • system2 17 minutes ago
    20k is not bad for an airplane geek. I wish I had space for these.