Here's a few shots of YVR: (Courtesy City of Richmond) (Anyone able to dig up similar shots of other major airports? Atlanta? Heathrow? Seattle? O'Hare) http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=5u72.gif - This is looking from where the south terminal is now across to where the the main terminal is today. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=5u4.gif - [1937] The picture is oriented the same as above. The current modern terminal would be smack dab in the middle of this picture. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=5u6.gif - [1937] United Airlines 247D parked in front of the terminal. The island beyond is Lulu island, and now home to 170,000 people. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=166i18.gif - [1940] View looking north-west over Sea Island (airport island.) Today the airport fills the entire island. As far as an airport location goes, there's nothing like it in the world. Perfectly flat, 8 miles to downtown Vancouver, and just big enough to handle big planes on big runways. Predictable winds (maybe with a touch of fog) and of course YVR's beautiful climate. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=6g69.gif - [1960] This is looking north and you can see the final location of 8R/26L. This is a politically sensitive photo as you can see the (new) main terminal in the top left (opened about the same time), and the CP hanger at the top/top-right. Even before this time, there was always plans for a parallel runway. 35 years later when they got around to building the runway, there were howls of protest. You can clearly see the planned location for the runway, and the federal government owned most of the land you see. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ MultiImages.asp?RecordID=2973 - [1976] The main terminal building with the orange aluminum tubes of CP gleaming in the sun. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=10l167.jpg - [1976] Airport looking to the north-west. Downtown Richmond (which looks more like Hong Kong today) is in the foreground, with downtown Vancouver in the top right. http://www.city.richmond.bc.ca/archivessearch3/ SingleImage.asp?Image=10l791.jpg - [1982] Another great overview shot looking west/south-west http://www.globalairphotos.com/richmond/98posters/rhs8092.html - [1998] The 'old' south terminal area, looking not much different than it did a few decades ago. And the little brown building right by the (c) is an 'establishment' known as "The Flying Beaver". The scenery is spectacular (it's Vancouver right?) And guys, the pub is named after the deHavilland plane (which are sitting in the water) not anything else. http://www.globalairphotos.com/richmond/99posters/rhs9084.html - [1999] You can see the massive new international and trans-border terminal, and the completed north runway. Matthew On Sunday, October 5, 2003, at 03:46 AM, Liam Tully wrote: > Not much "low-end housing" around here, thats for sure. > And most folks do indeed take great pride in the area. > > Have a look at > > www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/fade/fade.htm > > for some interesting "then/now" photos. Unfortunately, > there are none of our great Airport.... > > Liam. > YVR. > > >> ...Liam, >> >> From out last visit to YVR last Spring, I don't think >> there is any "low-end housing" there.....It is >> incredible how well-kept and beautiful the Vancouver >> area is....Granted we saw small pockets of >> trashy-dumpy places, but not on the scale of say ATL >> or many. many other cities in the USA. >> >> Wish more of us in the USA had more pride in where we >> live! >> >> Bryant Petitt >> Cumming, GA >> Where we have some fantastic upscale developments, and >> we have some dumps too! >> --- Liam Tully <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Narita and Mirabel come to mind as examples of >>> "NIMBY'S" in action - interesting how they have >>> both evolved. Come to think of it, there are a few >>> here in YVR - I think it took about 20 years or so >>> to get the North runway up and running, but it was >>> worth the wait - except for last thursday, when 08L >>> was fogged in and 08R was almost clear - that >>> was "fun" to watch and listen to at the midday rush! >>> I think I counted 23 lined up for dep. at one >>> point... >>> Like EWR on a slow day....except these were BIG. >>> >>> Liam. >>> YVR. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:28 AM >>> Subject: Re: Concorde Farewell >>> >>> >>>> ...There are a lot of upscale neighborhoods around >>>> Smyrna/Dobbins where the NIMBY's would raise hell >>> if >>>> any additional traffic were created. >>>> >>>> Not the same situation 20 or so miles south at >>> ATL. >>>> There was not much organized opposition as the >>> land >>>> for the new runway was mixed light >>> industrial/office >>>> and low-end housing. The people who lived in the >>>> affected area were more than happy to get big >>> bucks >>>> for their property and move elsewhere.... >>>> >>>> --- Alireza Alivandivafa <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>>>> In a message dated 10/3/2003 12:26:11 PM Pacific >>>>> Daylight Time, >>>>> lrtully@xxxxxxxxx writes: >>>>> >>>>> << I agree - not a fan of "NIMBY'S". >> >>>>> >>>>> Absolutely. Environmental regs are great, but >>>>> airports now, especially major >>>>> international airports, have been there long >>> before >>>>> the people were. The >>>>> airports are the reason houses were built there. >>>>> Same reason LAX needs to build >>>>> the 5th runway and keep the terminals intact, >>> while >>>>> building more. Also, if >>>>> there was an air force base in Smyrna for years, >>>>> what the hell is their problem >>>>> with an airport with stage 3 and stage 4 >>> airliners? >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________________ >>>> Do you Yahoo!? >>>> The New Yahoo! 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