Hosted by Mary at the Little Red House, every Monday.
Amelia Earhart embarked upon the first around-the-world flight in June, 1937. On July 2, after 22,000 miles, almost two-thirds of her historic flight, Amelia disappeared along with her navigator Frederick Noonan. Their flight took off from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean. The distance was about equal to a transcontinental flight across the U.S.
These tiled murals are found in the North Hollywood station of the Metro Red Line. The photo below is the entrance to the station with three colorful arched canopies.
James Doolin, station design artist
Anne Marie Karlsen, station mural artist
The Tanzmann Associates, architects
Update: Virginia Tanzmann Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Thank you, all who commented on the subway station design. We designed this station as “The California Dream” to reflect the history of the local area, which is changing demographically very quickly. Additionally, this location is a hot spot for future development, and the station canopy is designed for easy removal when it is time to develop the station more densely. After the station was opened, the next extension of the transit system continued in the Orange Line, for which I designed the canopies as well. Virginia Tanzmann
The Last Flight
A great naval, air and land search failed to locate Amelia, Noonan, or the aircraft. It was assumed they were lost at sea. To this day, their fate is the subject of unending speculation.
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