February 2014: Things are looking up! Google will protect this wonderful structure!
2008: Hangar One at Moffett Field was included on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2008 America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Read what the National Trust had to say May 26, 2011.
June, 2012: The removal of the skin from Hangar One is almost complete—it is possible to see through the mesh–like framework that remains.
TopSAVE HANGAR ONE — A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THE NAVY’S DECISION
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) hosted a public meeting on Hangar One on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Computer History Museum, Hahn Auditorium, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043.
Talking Points:
• Hangar One is an important part of California and the nation's aviation and military history. The hangar is a rare, irreplaceable resource that is a northern California landmark and a reminder of our nation's history of technological innovation and design.
• Hangar One is the anchor of the National Register listed U.S. Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District. Removing the sheathing of the structure would threaten the integrity of the District as a whole.
• Environmental hazards present at Hangar One must be remediated, but the historic value and reuse options for the hangar should not be destroyed or severely compromised in the process when viable alternatives exist.
• The Navy's current plan to remove Hangar One's exterior sheathing and all interior structures makes reuse of Hangar One difficult and does not fulfill what we believe is the Navy's responsibility to minimize harm to the historic resource, or leave the hangar in a usable condition.
• The Navy's proposed mitigation measures, including documentation and painting the frame the color of the original siding, are insufficient to make up for the effect the remediation measures will have on Hangar One.
• You can make a difference. The California Preservation Foundation nominated Hangar One to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places 2008.
Linda Ellis, one of the Save Hangar One Committee members is the architect that created the idea for a fabric skin for the hangar. Her photo gallery shows details of the interior of Hangar One. She is also a member of the Pacific Coast Aeronauts (hot air balloon group) that used to free fly 3–4 balloons for rides in the hangar during airs hows.
TopThe National Trust suggested joining the Save Hangar One Yahoo group savehangarone.org for the latest on the future of this local landmark.
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