Renovations start this week on the historic Hangar One, LAX's first airplane hangar.Renovations start this week on the historic Hangar One, LAX's first airplane hangar Lindbergh used the hangar when LAX was bean field Construction is scheduled to begin this week on an $8 million development project that involves a major renovation of the first airplane hangar ever built at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX and the only structure remaining from L.A.'s original Mines Field airport. The exterior of the Spanish Colonial Revival structure, called Hangar One, will be restored to its original 1929 condition, and its interior will be upgraded to provide air cargo air cargo: see aviation. warehouse space. Breaking ground this week on the 8.75-acre site are a new 47,000-square-foot warehouse, to be located just north of Hangar One, and a 51,000-square-foot office/warehouse, to be located just south of Hangar One. All three buildings are owned by Texas-based Avia Development Group Inc. under a 30-year ground lease with the City of Los Angeles
Nippon Cargo Airlines Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited (日本貨物航空株式会社 has leased Hangar One, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Airways Inc. has leased the 47,000-square-foot warehouse and Mexicana Airlines has leased the 51,000-square-foot building. The actual restoration of Hangar One is not scheduled to begin until June 1, with an expected project completion date of December. Hangar One was the first of five similar structures built by the City of Los Angeles in 1929 after the city had acquired a 50-year ground lease on 640 acres of bean fields, then known as Mines Field. The historic hangar originally housed 20 aircraft at a time and was used by many famous aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or , including Charles Lindbergh. Today, the hangar couldn't even accommodate a single medium-sized airliner. Hangar One was declared an official City Cultural Monument in 1966 and is currently in process of being approved for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places This article is about the U.S. Register. For the National Register of Historic Places in Canada see Canadian Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places . PHOTO : Monumental renovation: New project will restore exterior of Hangar One |
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