The exhibition features work by local women artists commissioned by the airport and the Arts Council for Long Beach (ARTSLB). The 20 pieces chosen reflect uplifting and hopeful messages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Titled “We Got This: Art in the Time of the Pandemic,” the artwork was printed and installed on large construction barriers in public, highly trafficked areas of the airport. Images will stay up for at least six months, but you can see an online version of the exhibit is available here. We’ve pulled a few images as a preview.
This is Sheltering, by Terry Braunstein
Below is: We’re going to be OK, OK? by Hannah Perez
Here is Safety First, by Karina Vasquez
And here is Corona Transformed, by Diane McLeod
We're thrilled to unveil our new art exhibit, "We Got This: Art in the Time of the Pandemic," featuring 20 pieces by local women artists. In partnership w/ @ArtsCouncil4LB, the selected works express hope, respect for frontline workers & an acknowledgment of the challenges ahead. pic.twitter.com/Vw9Ts4y5QI
We know you don't necessarily need a demonstration of our new toe tap buttons, but our COO & VP of Operations Bruce Goetz is mighty proud of these things so we made one anyway. They're our latest move to a "touchless journey" because TUS Cares. DETAILS: https://t.co/5As7YgH3SNpic.twitter.com/4GHJ57NESo
Free gadget cleaning at Toronto Pearson International Airport
It looks like a copy machine. But if you put your gadgets in these machines at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) they will get zapped by a UV-C light that destroys novel coronavirus cells.
20 seconds, 360 degrees and 99.979% of novel coronavirus cells destroyed. That’s the power of @CleanSlateuv, a chemical free sanitizer device that uses a burst of UV-C light to clean your handheld electronics. Free to use the next time you fly. https://t.co/4OFdCqKGIopic.twitter.com/q7th0xTz64
Long Beach Airport (LGB) has a new video out to remind travelers that they’ve got outdoor concourses and other amenities that are reassuring for travelers.
Today we’re landing at California’s Long Beach Airport. Founded in 1923 it is the oldest municipally owned airport in California.
Keep in mind that some amenities we list here may not currently be available due to health concerns. We are confident they’ll be back.
5 Thing We Love About Long Beach Airport
1. The outdoor atrium at LGB
The open-air atrium at Long Beach Airport has palm trees and a drought-tolerant garden. It is a rare treat to have an outdoor space an airport and this one even has a wine and beer bar (4th Street Vine) with a fire pit.
2. Outdoor boarding at LGB
LGB’s boarding experience harkens back to the golden age of flying; the outdoor boarding takes advantage of the year-round Southern California sunshine.
3. Art and History at Long Beach Airport
The LGB terminal was built in 1941 in the Streamline Moderne style, with smooth walls, flat roofs, railings and porthole windows that make it look more like a ship than an airport terminal.
The airport also boasts floor mosaics and wall murals designed as part of the Works Project Administration (WPA) in the 1940s
Newer pieces include the sculpture below, by Aaron De La Cruz. Before being purchased by LGB, the untitled work was a temporary installation at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. There it was displayed vertically.
To accommodate LGB’s layout and keep sight lights to the airfield open, the artist’s team reconfigured the piece so it would hang from the ceiling.
“The sculpture is now in the shape of an arc to represent the motion of flights taking off and landing,” says the airport.
4. Local dining options at LGB
All the dining venues at LGB are local, which is pretty unusual for an airport.
Options include Long Beach Burger Bar, Polly’s Coffee, Sweet Jill’s Bakery, George’s Greek Café, Boathouse on the Bay, and the 4th Street Vine Wine & Beer Bar mentioned above.
5. Shopping at LGB
Some airports sell snow globes in the gift shops. But at Long Beach Airport travelers can pick up sand globes.
Bonus: two cool videos from Long Beach Airport
Here are two fun videos from the Long Beach Airport website.
This first one features Earl S. Daugherty, who was a pioneer aviator, an advocate for the creation of the Long Beach Airport, and one of the earliest aviation photographers. He was known locally as the “King of Aviation” and is the person for whom the airfield is named for.
This video shows the barnstorming legend flying over Long Beach in the 1920s.
The expertly edited film below shows a day at Long Beach squeezed into two and a half minutes.
Did we miss your favorite feature of Long Beach Airport? Let us known in the comments section below.
On Wednesday, December 5th, California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB) will unveil an expanded and upgraded passenger concourse in its Art Deco style terminal building, complete with a garden court and new local retail outlets and eateries.
Of special interest are the Works Progress Administration (WPA) mosaics by Grace Clements that were (re)discovered when the maintenance team took up the carpet. Made in 1941, the mosaics pay tribute to Long Beach’s origins in aviation, oil and communications with images of a large map, birds, a ship, an oil well and a hand dialing a telephone.
Earth Hour, Earth Day and Earth Month may be over for this year, but the trend to go green is becoming a year-round thing at many airports. Rare is the terminals that doesn’t at least have recycling bins these days. And now many airports are embracing solar power and wind power.
My recent column in USAToday.com has a round-up of aiports generating some of their own juice. Included: Denver International Airport, Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Oakland International Airport, Austin-Bergstrom Interrnational Airport, Long Beach Airport, Boston Logan International Airport and several others.
