https://mallhistory.org/files/original/35671bb8d1fe607c4983cb3650d0240e.jpg 605f0b2dd4ef03c75890021bb10632f2 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The building was a Quonset hut, a long steel shed. Type The nature or genre of the resource Museums Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aircraft Building Description An account of the resource The Aircraft Building was constructed in 1917 for the use of the US Signal Service during World War I. After the war ended, the building was transferred to the Smithsonian. It opened to the public in October 1920 as an exhibit space housing aircraft. In the 1940s, it became the temporary home of the National Air Museum, established in 1946. Items on display included the Lockheed Vega <em>Winnie Mae</em> which flew around the world in eight days. The building was demolished in December 1975, once work was completed on a permanent building for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917 (built) 1920 (open to public) 1975 (closed and demolished) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 1950-1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!sichronology&amp;uri=full=3100001~!10280~!0#focus">View original</a>. design & monuments ghost mall museums work & play