Hangar One, Moffett Field, originally uploaded by Telstar Logistics

The Fight to Save Hangar One, Silicon Valley’s Monument to the Age of the Airships:

The Macon is gone, but Hangar One survived. It was used by the US Navy for decades, but in 2002 it was determined that the structure was heavily contaminated with PCBs. It was then closed, vacated, and sealed off. Shortly before it closed, however, Telstar Logistics was able to take this photograph from inside the cavernous building:
Now the Navy is debating what to do about the problem. The cheapest solution, apparently is to simply tear Hangar One down. Thankfully, a group called Save Hangar One has mobilized to prevent that, and the organization’s proposed alternative would involve removing the building’s contaminated exterior and “re-skinning” it using a Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric. The catch is that the cost to re-skin Hangar One may run as high as $42 million. Decision time may come in November, when the Navy is expected to release its environmental evaluation and cost analysis. Our preference probably comes as little surprise.

I had the fortune to kick around Moffett, and Hangar One is one of the most amazing spaces I’ve ever been in.
Save Hangar One Committee.