[CPEO-MEF] PRESERVATION, REUSE: Dismantling of Moffett Field's (CA) Hangar One begins

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Dismantling of a Silicon Valley landmark: Hangar One demolition begins

By Diana Samuels
Bay Area News Group (CA)
April 21, 2011

It wasn't visible from the ground Thursday, but 200 feet up in the  
air the dismantling of an icon had begun.

Over the next several months, workers will remove the walls and roof  
of Hangar One at Moffett Field until all that's left is the historic  
structure's skeletal frame.

While NASA intends to restore the hangar and replace its siding, many  
of those who have fought for years to preserve the massive building  
are worried that may never happen and lament the loss, at least  
temporarily, of a Silicon Valley landmark.

Watching the walls come down will be "very painful" for Bob Moss, a  
member of the Moffett Field Restoration Advisory Board, the group  
that has been working on a solution for the aging hulk with the Navy  
and NASA Ames since they learned nine years ago it was leaking toxins  
into the ground.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17903764?nclick_check=1


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Lenny Siegel
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