The Hobo Kid: Ghosts of Airlines Past

I have never considered myself a history buff, but recently I was able to get a glimpse into the past of Scenic Airlines in the form of an abandoned hangar. Located a handful of miles down a dirt road, not far from Grand Canyon Airport lies the remnants of Scenic Airways. Original built in 1927 for the purpose of showing off the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, this old hangar was the gateway to thousands of people in to one of the most visited areas in the American west. For more on the history of this place check out Grand Canyon Airlines History.

I decided that I was going to check this place out when a coworker told me about it, I had the day off and it seemed like a nice way to spend an hour or two. So I jumped in the truck and headed out. Now, I am not one to scare easily but there is something eerie about being in an abandoned place by your lonesome. There is a certain amount of quiet that seems to quiet until the wind kicks an old door closed and you jump out of your skin! Not that that happened to me of course... Despite any reservations about walking around an old, rusty, quiet hangar I walked all around taking in as much as I could of these standing echoes. From what I could tell its most frequent visitors these days were horses and cows that live in the surrounding fields. It was hard to tell where the runway had been, but I assumed it was the flat grassy area just out in front of the hangar. Anyways, here are the pictures I took!