Tustin Hangar is Gone

[Gone in 60]

Thanks, Cormanus. It was a special part of my commute home every day, because of the route that I can only take with a motorcycle. The car pool flyover bridge from one freeway to another sails over the spaghetti bowl interchange, and gives a commanding view of Tustin. I can take that bridge because motorcycles use the car pool lanes, and since it's rarely utilized, its my one mile of solitude from one freeway to the other. Rounding the upper part of the bridge, the hangars come into view and make it a bit more special.

I also pass them on my ride to a Cars and Coffee weekend get-together on part of the former Marine base that has been developed into an office park and food court. The CB1100 always attracts attention there. So much of the commercial development of the area is themed to the hangars, or the blimp and airship history of them, like this mural by my favorite artist, Shag.


The hangar that survives is the stronger of the two, and is still used regularly for events. It hosted the worldwide launch of the current C8 generation Corvette. It's used to house the Goodyear Blimp while it's being serviced.


And, it's right across the street from our local shopping area, so we're frequently near it. Hopefully we will be for a long time to come.

Thanks for letting me vent, guys. The fate of these landmarks has always been in the back of my mind, and it's hard to see one go so suddenly.