National Register of Historic Places

Grand Central Air Terminal

Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Listed
March 26, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100000780

About this property

Grand Central Airport is a former airport in Glendale, California. Also known as Grand Central Air Terminal (GCAT), the airport was an important facility for the growing Los Angeles suburb in the 1920s and a key element in the development of United States aviation. The terminal, located at 1310 Air Way, was built in 1928 and still exists, owned since 1997 by the Walt Disney Company as a part of its Grand Central Creative Campus (GC3). Three hangars also remain standing. The location of the single concrete 3,800-foot (1,200 m) runway has been preserved, but is now a public street as the runway was dug up and converted into Grand Central Avenue. The terminal building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2017.

Location

1310 Air Way
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
34.16297, -118.28668

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Grand Central Air Terminal listed on the National Register?

Grand Central Air Terminal was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Grand Central Air Terminal?

Grand Central Air Terminal is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Grand Central Air Terminal is recorded as the industrial era.

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