Gallery: Do you remember? -- Jan. 2, 2012

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'’s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968. In the foreground is the Wilson Sand and Gravel quarry, according to Richard McCoy. "Between Huntington and Wheelersburg, Ohio, these deposits are fall-out in the valley of the ancient Teays River," he said.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Today'?s Lawrence County Airpark was known as the Huntington-Chesapeake Airport in 1938 when American Airlines inaugurated regular passenger service with DC-2 airliners and, later, DC-3s. American discontinued service at the airport in 1945, deeming it no longer adequate. Before World War II, there had been much talk of building a new, larger airport. But the war temporarily halted that discussion. The end of the war and the departure of American Airlines at Chesapeake, Ohio, gave new momentum to the idea of building a modern airport. The result was Tri-State Airport, which opened in 1952. Thanks to Jim Casto for the information. Date is unknown, but this photo was taken before the Nick J. Rahall Bridge was built in 1968.

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Guyan Golf and Country Club first opened in 1920. This photo shows its second clubhouse. (The first clubhouse was the home of John W. Ensign, who would later become mayor of Huntington. He sold the 230-acre tract to E.J. King, Guyan's first president.) A fire destroyed the Ensign clubhouse in 1932. The locker house and golf pro headquarters building (pictured here) was enlarged and extensively remodeled to serve as the clubhouse. Fire destroyed this building on Jan. 23, 1954. A third clubhouse, opened May 1, 1955, still serves the golf course today. Thanks to Richard McCoy for the identification.

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Guyan Golf and Country Club first opened in 1920. This photo shows its second clubhouse. (The first clubhouse was the home of John W. Ensign, who would later become mayor of Huntington. He sold the 230-acre tract to E.J. King, Guyan's first president.) A fire destroyed the Ensign clubhouse in 1932. The locker house and golf pro headquarters building (pictured here) was enlarged and extensively remodeled to serve as the clubhouse. Fire destroyed this building on Jan. 23, 1954. A third clubhouse, opened May 1, 1955, still serves the golf course today. Thanks to Richard McCoy for the identification.

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The Huntington Shops of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. The main building, located on 6th Avenue between 23rd and 29th streets, is more than two city blocks long and nearly as wide. The shops were "born with Huntington and have been an integral part of the city since they were built in 1873, when T.J. Hamer was master mechanic and 250 men were employed." The machines in the photo handle work weighing into the tons. An overhead crane can pick up a 250-ton engine and set it down. In the corner stood a machine, almost two stories high, that could pull a piece of steel four inches thick apart "like a child pulling taffy." According to plant superintendent Lester Savage, "Everybody knows we are here, but hardly anybody knows how big we are. There isn't much we can't do here." The shops employed 1,159 mechanics, helpers, scientist and laborers at the time. The shops were undergoing a drastic overhauling and redesigning to make way for a "new age" in railroading. According to the story, the men at the shops worked out the comprehensive plan and "sold" the idea to the road's directors. It meant a complete conversion from steam locomotive work to diesels and cards, with installation of a large wheel shop, and electrical shop and other departments. According to the story, the railroad men were saddened when the changeover was made. "The diesels' voice is a sorrowing sort of 'boop-boop,' not at all like the lonesome 'who-o-o-w-o-o' of the coal burning giants of the old days. ... But diesels have their points. For one thing, they don't have to be put on a turntable and turned around. Therefore, the ancient roundhouse, center of folklore and legend on the railroad, now is forlorn and abandoned. It is used for a paint shop and storage. The Huntington shops serviced cars and locomotives from Handley (southeast of Charleston) to Chicago (the story mentions that there were shops at Peru, Ind., and Russell, Ky., but many of the jobs still came to H

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The Huntington Shops of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. The main building, located on 6th Avenue between 23rd and 29th streets, is more than two city blocks long and nearly as wide. The shops were "born with Huntington and have been an integral part of the city since they were built in 1873, when T.J. Hamer was master mechanic and 250 men were employed." The machines in the photo handle work weighing into the tons. An overhead crane can pick up a 250-ton engine and set it down. In the corner stood a machine, almost two stories high, that could pull a piece of steel four inches thick apart "like a child pulling taffy." According to plant superintendent Lester Savage, "Everybody knows we are here, but hardly anybody knows how big we are. There isn't much we can't do here." The shops employed 1,159 mechanics, helpers, scientist and laborers at the time. The shops were undergoing a drastic overhauling and redesigning to make way for a "new age" in railroading. According to the story, the men at the shops worked out the comprehensive plan and "sold" the idea to the road's directors. It meant a complete conversion from steam locomotive work to diesels and cards, with installation of a large wheel shop, and electrical shop and other departments. According to the story, the railroad men were saddened when the changeover was made. "The diesels' voice is a sorrowing sort of 'boop-boop,' not at all like the lonesome 'who-o-o-w-o-o' of the coal burning giants of the old days. ... But diesels have their points. For one thing, they don't have to be put on a turntable and turned around. Therefore, the ancient roundhouse, center of folklore and legend on the railroad, now is forlorn and abandoned. It is used for a paint shop and storage. The Huntington shops serviced cars and locomotives from Handley (southeast of Charleston) to Chicago (the story mentions that there were shops at Peru, Ind., and Russell, Ky., but many of the jobs still came to H