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Re:A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces de... by mikepurvis on Friday September 21, 2018 @09:32AM (#18039535)
Very similar vibes to the mothballed TWA terminal at JFK, and a lot of the same problems: beautifully architected indoor spaces which are way too small to accommodate the large numbers of people needing to pass through (or wait at) a modern airport, not enough internal separation to facilitate current security needs, and tons of open staircases everywhere— basically zero ability to comply with ADA or even fire regs.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_Center

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Re:A Soviet-era airport, once the height of luxury, faces de... by mikepurvis on Friday September 21, 2018 @01:13PM (#18041134)
Just to follow on here, there are some much more evocative pictures of the TWA building in this Wired article:

https://www.wired.com/2015/08/max-touhey-twa-flight-center/

And also on this blog, from a guy who snuck in during a layover:

https://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2018/01/25/twa-fligh...

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