Apr 1, 2013 · At the time, no airship had docked at the Empire State Building. That didn’t happen until September 1931, when a privately-owned dirigible docked for a mere three minutes, in a …

The Goodyear Airdock is a construction and storage airship hangar in Akron, Ohio. At its completion in 1929, it was the largest building in the world without interior supports.

Jan 25, 2021 · The one and only actual mooring occurred on September 1931 when a privately-owned blimp managed to dock for 3 minutes, but without unloading anything. Even jaded New Yorkers became transfixed watching the blimp maneuvering around the mast, a spectacle that brought pedestrian and vehicular traffic to a complete stand-still.

Mar 18, 2014 · Say you have a blimp, and you need to park it for a while. You know, run the kids in to karate class, or take the missus to a movie. But blimps are big, and somewhat unwieldy—so to help out,...

Jul 20, 2015 · Built in 1929, the almost unbelievably huge Goodyear Airdock in Akron, Ohio, was created as a space where blimps, airships, and dirigibles could be constructed, but building such a massive...

Aug 30, 2017 · Today, the floating aircrafts are reserved for advertising and sporting events rather than public transportation, but the Empire State's blimp dock remains a weird blip in New York City's strange and exciting architectural history.

Feb 18, 2021 · This mast was designed to act as a dock for dirigibles, who could moor themselves to the top of the tower’s crown and load and unload passengers. It’s a wild idea, albeit completely impractical.

Nov 14, 2014 · Built in 1929, the almost unbelievably huge Goodyear Airdock in Akron, Ohio, was created as a space where blimps, airships, and dirigibles could be constructed, but building such a massive...

Jun 10, 2024 · In the original blueprints, a distinctive spire was to be installed at the top of the building, which was intended to serve as a docking point for these majestic airships.

Sep 26, 2010 · No image is more arresting than that of the Navy dirigible Los Angeles docking at the mooring post of the Empire State Building, a giant cigarlike cylinder coming nose-to-nose with the tallest...