Save the Pan Am Worldport / Delta JFK Terminal 3

This is a collage of video clips taken inside Delta Air Lines Terminal 3 at JFK during my November 2011 trip to Buenos Aires.

Some of you may know I am part of a campaign to help save the iconic historically important Terminal 3 "umbrella" building from demolition. If you are familiar with the issue, Delta Air LInes, in conjunction with the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the Schiphol Group, is expanding Terminal 4 and is planning to move most of its Terminal 3 operations there as of May 2013.

Sometime after May 2013, the entire Terminal 3 structure is expected to be demolished and repaved for additional aircraft parking to help ease unnecessary aircraft movement around the airport. Delta plans to keep the ugly box Terminal 2 next door and extend the connector between Terminal 2 and Terminal 4.

The campaign seeks to petition Delta Air Lines, the PANYNJ, government officials and other influential people to demolish only the rear expansion section of Terminal 3 but leave the iconic round "umbrella" building intact, restored, and an integral part of the proposed Terminal 2 to Terminal 4 connector.

The restored umbrella will continue to be a unique, historical part of JFK like the restored Saarinen TWA terminal, but would also house revenue-generating services.

Other ideas include moving Terminal 2 regional jets to the "umbrella" or housing a JFK chapter of the Delta Heritage Museum, which would also honor Pan Am's history.

Too much to describe here, so please visit our Facebook page for more info.

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