Does an airport really reflect a city perfectly?

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

I must say the Delta terminal at LaGuardia has gone from a serious embarrassment to rather nice.

It does seem like where travel infrastructure is concerned, New York is the vanguard, and by the time everyone else catches up and improves on the model, New York's original version is quite dilapidated and sad.

JFK and the 'new' Penn Station are the canonical examples. Brooklyn Bridge and Grand Central are the exceptions.

I can't believe LaGuardia doens't have subway access though. I'm flying in there tomorrow at rush hour and hoping the express bus to the subway isn't uber slow because of traffic on the expressway.

[Infamous92]

Some cities, such as Orlando, are perfectly represented by their airport, while others, such as New York, aren't.

LaGuardia Airport looks like it used to be a bus terminal, it feels like you're about to get on the Greyhound instead of a plane.

[P47P47]

Originally Posted by Dawn.Davenport

I think BWI reflects Baltimore pretty well. It's a medium-largeish sized airport. The decor reflects the region: pictures of the Chesapeake, the aquarium, and the Capitol.

And a big stained-glass crab in the middle of it.

I wish they'd left the name as "Friendship Airport". Baltimore-Washington International is lame enough, and nothing against Justice Marshall, but "Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport" is just too much.