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The '''Birmingham Airport Motel''' was a 120 room motel located at 5900 [[Messer Airport Highway]] adjacent to the main terminal at [[Birmingham International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]]. | The '''Birmingham Airport Motel''' was a 120 room motel located at 5900 [[Messer Airport Highway]] adjacent to the main terminal at [[Birmingham International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]]. | ||
In August 1960, the City of Birmingham entered into a lease agreement with [[Airway Motel, Inc.]] to construct a motel adjacent to the main terminal building. Proposed at a cost of $1.2 million, the three-story motel had 120 rooms. The building was designed by A. Herbert Mathes of Miami and [[Charles McCauley]]. | |||
The motel was constructed in [[1961]]. A ground testing facility used by the [[Alabama Aircraft Industrie|Hayes International Corporation]] was relocated for the access road to the new terminal and motel project by the City of [[Birmingham]]. The motel restaurant was known as '''[[Aeronaut Restaurant]]''', and its bar was the '''Flight Lounge'''. | The motel was constructed in [[1961]]. A ground testing facility used by the [[Alabama Aircraft Industrie|Hayes International Corporation]] was relocated for the access road to the new terminal and motel project by the City of [[Birmingham]]. The motel restaurant was known as '''[[Aeronaut Restaurant]]''', and its bar was the '''Flight Lounge'''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123232398/airport-motel-lease-is-signed/ Airport Motel lease is signed]" (August 3, 1960) {{BPH}} - via Newspapers.com | |||
* "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Airport%20Motel%20(10-61).jpg New road routed over noted site]" (October 1961) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Airport%20Motel%20(10-61).jpg New road routed over noted site]" (October 1961) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
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[[Category:1961 buildings]] | [[Category:1961 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1961 establishments]] | [[Category:1961 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:Charles McCauley buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Demolished buildings]] | [[Category:Demolished buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham airport]] | [[Category:Birmingham airport]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:48, 20 April 2023
The Birmingham Airport Motel was a 120 room motel located at 5900 Messer Airport Highway adjacent to the main terminal at Birmingham Municipal Airport.
In August 1960, the City of Birmingham entered into a lease agreement with Airway Motel, Inc. to construct a motel adjacent to the main terminal building. Proposed at a cost of $1.2 million, the three-story motel had 120 rooms. The building was designed by A. Herbert Mathes of Miami and Charles McCauley.
The motel was constructed in 1961. A ground testing facility used by the Hayes International Corporation was relocated for the access road to the new terminal and motel project by the City of Birmingham. The motel restaurant was known as Aeronaut Restaurant, and its bar was the Flight Lounge.
References
- "Airport Motel lease is signed" (August 3, 1960) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Newspapers.com
- "New road routed over noted site" (October 1961) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
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