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The museum was forced to temporarily close in July 2002 due to economic problems. Since that time, museum officials executed a lease agreement with the City of Santa Monica for the leasehold at 3100 Airport Avenue. The expansion and remodeling project had an estimated cost of nearly $2 million. Construction at the new location was completed in ...
Originally Clover Field, after World War I aviator 2nd lieutenant Greayer "Grubby" Clover, the airport was the home of the Douglas Aircraft company. [3] [7] [8] [9]The first circumnavigation of the world by air, accomplished by the U.S. Army in a fleet of special custom built aircraft named the Douglas World Cruiser, took off from Clover Field on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1924, and returned ...
The airport is about 2 miles (3 km) from the Pacific Ocean (Santa Monica Bay) and 6 miles (10 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport, and south of The 10. The Museum of Flying is located in facilities leased from the City of Santa Monica at 3100 Airport Avenue, south of Santa Monica Airport. For those driving there, carpooling is ...
Aviation Museum of Santa Paula at the Santa Paula Airport, Santa Paula [3] SFO Museum at the San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco [4] Flight Path Museum & Learning Center at Los Angeles International Airport Imperial Terminal, Los Angeles, California [5]
Museum of Flying: Santa Monica: Westside: Local history: Includes 50 vintage aircraft, and the desk/office of Donald Wills Douglas, Sr. and executive boardroom of Douglas Aircraft Company, which was headquartered in Santa Monica Museum of Jurassic Technology: Culver City: Westside: Art: This is a meta-museum, full of loving irony. Includes a ...
Santa Monica is a quaint beachfront town with an easygoing lifestyle that includes almost-daily farmers markets, green buses, and a strong school system -- all things that lend it strong real ...
Safai was the founder of Santa Monica Aviation, ... The Beechcraft plane took off from Santa Monica Airport at 5:57 p.m. on Tuesday and landed at Catalina Airport at 6:20 p.m., according to Flight ...
Hundreds of cars and more than 100 art pieces from 30 unique local artists were displayed amongst the planes. The cars ranged from classic to modern masterpieces.