![Lakefront Airport](https://i0.wp.com/farm1.static.flickr.com/209/490451143_1282b681d5.jpg?resize=500%2C375)
Good news for “Shushan Airport”:http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/lakefront_airport_celebrates_7.htmltoday. Especially considering yesterdays “New York Times piece”:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/us/09wpa.html?_r=1 about the demolition of many of the WPA projects.
The details of this building are very significant to the period. the “Enrique Alferez”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Alf%C3%A9rez details are a real standout.
![Lakefront Airport](https://i0.wp.com/farm1.static.flickr.com/222/490427004_1ac0053789.jpg?resize=375%2C500)
And the series of murals are breathtaking.
![Lakefront Airport](https://i0.wp.com/farm1.static.flickr.com/222/490427146_a120d5a7ae.jpg?resize=500%2C375)
It has the potential to be a magnificent space once again and that is cause for celebration.
![2 tragedies..bad renovation and neglect](https://i0.wp.com/farm1.static.flickr.com/206/490710095_b49b1cc136.jpg?resize=500%2C375)