In Grapevine just off TX 121 is Founders Plaza. The plaza is an observation gallery on the North East End of the runways and has a special tug to all avgeeks…
Obviously it is the close proximity to the modern miracles called Aircraft , but there is something else.
The Observatory is a memorial, a place of celebration and a place of freedom.
The Memorial
The Foundation Stone
The Founders plaza Foundation stone .
Directly to the front of the Foundation stone is a sculpture that is the personification of freedom.
To the left of the Foundation Stone is the Braniff International Plaque.
The Hero’s Fountain
The Foundation is directly opposite the foundation stone and behind the sculpture. It’s in a centre circle …cars drive around teh circle and park.
The broader scene
The place always has space for plane lovers…except in July 2022 when British Airways relaunched it’s A380 operation from LHR to DFW…that afternoon over 2000 plane spotters descended on the place. It was a regular traffic jam!
Views of aircraft landing from both North & South.
With so much inspiration around, makes you wonder how many young avgeeks / airline personnel were inspired to take up the job by this very spot?
The spot begs plane lovers to keep visiting…
An Oasis of Tranquility….