Trans World Airlines Prepares to Land at the Garden

Posted in Exhibitions, Holiday Train Show on October 19 2010, by Plant Talk

Ann Rafalko is Director of Online Content.

The holidays are fast approaching, and with them comes the cherished New York City tradition of the Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden.

All the old favorites will be here: the original Yankee Stadium, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Belvedere Castle, Pennsylvania Station. But there always has to be something new under the glittering dome of the Conservatory!

So this year the Botanical Garden and the workshop of Applied Imagination are adding some planes to our trains with the iconic Eero Saarinen-designed Trans World Airlines Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The modernist masterpiece (now known as JetBlue’s Terminal 5) comes complete with tarmac, runway, and several airplanes including the Concorde.

Get an exclusive first look at the model and planes below.

TWA Terminal Front (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — TWA Terminal Front

TWA Terminal Top (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — TWA Terminal Top

Concorde (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — Concorde

Constellation (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — Constellation

DC-3 (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — DC-3

Boeing 727 (image courtesy of Applied Imagination) — Boeing 727

Interested in visiting the Holiday Train Show? Be sure to buy your tickets early! To plan your visit, buy your tickets, and learn about all the other train-themed family fun, click here.

Trans World Airlines Prepares to Land at the Garden

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