Hangar One, Los Angeles
historic place
Hangar One in Los Angeles County is recognized as a historic place. It was built in 1929 and was the first major structure at what was then Mines Field. This site later became the Los Angeles Municipal Airport, and eventually Los Angeles International Airport, known as LAX. Architects Gable and Wyant designed Hangar One in the Mission Revival style. It served the Curtiss-Wright Company, which intended to open a flight school here. Hangar One was central to early aviation in Southern California. It hosted the German airship Graf Zeppelin in 1929 during its round-the-world trip. The National Air Races also took place near Hangar One in 1933 and 1936. Notable aviators, including Charles Lindbergh, used this hangar. The City of Los Angeles declared Hangar One Historic-Cultural Monument Number 44 on November 16, 1966. It was later added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1992. Hangar One is the only original structure remaining from the airport's earliest days. It stands as a physical record of the early aviation industry in Los Angeles.