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Naked Airport: A Cultural History of the World's Most Revolutionary StructureAlthough airports are now best known for interminable waits at check in counters, liquid restrictions for carry on luggage, and humiliating shoe removal rituals at security, they were once the backdrops for jet setters who strutted, martinis in hand, through curvilinear terminals designed by Eero Saarinen. In the critically acclaimed Naked Airport, Alastair Gordon traces the cultural history of this defining institution from its origins in the muddy
Although airports are now best known for interminable waits at check-in counters, liquid restrictions for carry-on luggage, and humiliating shoe-removal rituals at security, they were once the backdrops for jet-setters who strutted, martinis in hand, through curvilinear terminals designed by Eero Saarinen. In the critically acclaimed Naked Airport, Alastair Gordon traces the cultural history of this defining institution from its origins in the muddy fields of flying machines to its frontline position in the struggle against international terrorism.From global politics to action movies to the daily commute, Gordon shows how the airport has changed our sense of time, distance, and style, and ultimately the way cities are built and business is done. He introduces the people who shaped and were shaped by this place of sudden transition: pilots like Charles Lindbergh, architects like Le Corbusier, and political figures like Fiorello LaGuardia and Adolf Hitler. Naked Airport is a profoundly original history of a long-neglected yet central component of modern life. "This charming history documents why airports have always been such intriguing places. Gordon wittily deconstructs air terminal architecture. . . . Here is a book with more than enough quirky details to last a long layover."--People " A] splendid cultural history."--Atlantic Monthly
"Gordon, an architecture and design critic, tells his story well, bringing to life some of the main characters and highlighting some of the important issues concerning urbanism and airports."--Michael Roth, San Francisco Chronicle "Gordon provides a truly compelling account of how airports had over the course of three-quarters of a century become the locus of not only modern dreams but postmodern nightmares as well. Don't leave home without it."--Terence Riley, director of the Miami Art Museum
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/01/2008
ISBN: 9780226304564
Pages: 305
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.45w x 0.66d
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★★★★★ 5
6 years and still going
Color: Blackout, Color: Blackout
Owned for 6 years and still going strong. Worn daily, including showers. The only time I take it off is to sleep. The face is scratched up and some buttons worn smooth (I wear it on the inside of my wrist). A few tiny cracks are beginning to form on one of the wristband pieces. Replaced the battery after about 3 years. It has three alarms and I use them regularly. You can choose to set each alarm for daily, weekdays, or weekends. I also use the timer a lot. Indiglo gets used every morning and many evenings. You can disable modes that you never use, so you only see what you want. I never use chronograph, so I have that disabled. Incredible watch.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2026
★★★★★ 5
The watch of our era
Color: Blackout
Bought this ‘used’ but looks like only the box had some ‘damage’ but the watch was perfectly brand new. I’ve been wearing a timex Ironman watch since my tenth birthday. I’ve served in the Marine corps and wore one while on tour. I’ve worn them snorkeling and diving. I’m a mechanic and have worn it on my belt loop while working, and depending what I’m doing I’ll leave it on. I wear it in the shower, the pool, beach, kayaking, skydiving, mudding, surfing, fishing, shooting, and while relaxing in my recliner. I’ve only had one battery die, and it was easily replaced.
This is the watch of our era. Stop reading this review and buy one!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Very dim
Color: Black/Yellow Accent
This was a gift for our son. The watch functions well, but I returned it because the screen was very hard to read.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Good watch
Color: G5885-silver-red
Great watch for the money, keeps better time than my ROLEX. Also very attractive.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Proud of my watch.
Color: G5885-silver-red, Color: G5885-silver-red
I purchased two of these and I am pleased so far.I was able to resize the band without any problems.They look good and I’ve received a few unsolicited compliments.IMHO they are well worth the 35 bucks or so I spent on them.Heck two of my buddies wearing r.l.x’s noticed them right off the bat.I just smiled and said thank you very much.
P.s.I could buy and sell my two friends many times over so didn’t bother me when they ask me the price.Proud of the good watch for the money.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2025