The Jet Age

It began as a time where men wore suits and ties, and the few women who did fly wore gloves.

In my mind this era reached its architectural zenith with the TWA terminal at JFK. Terminal 5 as it was known had gates close to the street. Years later with the advent of Jumbo Jets, this made centralized ticketing and security checkpoints difficult. "Likened to a bird taking off, the TWA Flight Center at New York’s Kennedy airport comprises four vaulted concrete shells perched lightly on the ground. There are few walls; instead, the exterior is dominated by canted banks of windows."

The TWA terminal at JFK airport has been called an icon of mid-century cool. Now it’s being reincarnated as a hotel.

Let's not forget the architect of this late 1950s project: Eero Saarinen.