The National Trust for Historic Places has put Hangar One in Mountain View, California, on the list of 11 most endangered places.
Starting in 1933. the 785 foot long USS Macon was housed here before crashing into the Pacific. This is a fairly little-known aspect of Naval Aviation history.
It has been closed since 2002 due to PCB contamination after the Navy turned it over to NASA in 1994. The Navy is responsible for the PCB cleanup.
For full list of all eleven sites, see May 21st.
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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