Things we see driving around - original content (pictures you snapped)

I always wondered how severely lowered cars dealt with turns and suspension movement. Now I know!
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Hamilton Field in Novato shut down operations in 1973. The hangars have been converted into offices and public storage. There is a museum that's free to visit.

The entrance to the former AFB


This building is now a public storage facility but I think there may also be offices in there


You can see the tower


The museum








 
The museum has several exhibits




Here is a Link trainer, an early flight simulator from the 30s to 50s


The church


And the monastery school


There is access to the wetlands for the birders


Besides residential areas and a park there's also still operational Coast Guard station


As the last location I am showing Hangar 9 which, along with the tower, stood in for the Shanghai Airport sequence in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). The second picture shows the view from where lao Che's plane was that Indy, Willy, and Shorty were boarding. Dan Akroyd walked the three up to the plane and yopu could see Hagar 9 and the tower in the background. I won't post a screencap because the BITOG Sheriff won't be happy.



This is just about the angle you see in the aforementioned movie sequence. The building looks different now because it has since been converted from a hangar. The sun was of course in my face for the worst possible light.
 
Hamilton AFB was one of my favorite places. Went to leadership school there and spent time in the hangers also. Thanks for the memories.
Smoky
 
I was waiting in a parking lot for my coworker who had crossed the street to get coffee. As I always do, I watched my surroundings closely. I took out visible faces and license plates for obvious reasons. I'll let you put 1 and 2 together. Extreme crops.





 
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