Mobile Lounge

An original Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Mobile Lounge in 1965. The Mobile Lounges were designed by Chrysler specifically for use at Washington Dulles International Airport. They were intended to take passengers from the Main Terminal to aircraft parked at the midfield service area. The idea was that aircraft would park near the runway and save taxiing fuel and passengers would avoid walking down long terminal concourses. In this era, airline timetables noted that departure times at Dulles were Mobile Lounge departure times. IMG00118p1

Washington, DC, in 1965

July 26th 1965
Washington, DC, was the next stop on this trip. We took the Pennsylvania Railroad's Senator from New York to Washington, DC. (This was long before Amtrak.) It was exciting to have my first trip on an East Coast railway. My first visit to the National Capital! A day of Gray Line sightseeing in Washington took us to the US Capitol, the Smithsonian, the National Air and Space Museum, the Wa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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