Enrique Alferez's Friezes
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The building's friezes on the North-facing side (as seen in this image) depict man's relationship with the airplane. The South-facing side (which you are now facing) depicts the story of Icarus, the man who flew too close to the sun.
Abe L. Shushan Collection, Earl K. Long Library
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A Thing of Beauty: Shushan Airport's Administration Building
The art deco administration building epitomized a fine combination of form and function. Not simply a place for travelers to wait for their flights, the airport allowed white New Orleanians to relax…