Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a fan of aircraft of any era. But of course “airplanes” would not have much use if there were not “airports” for them.
The earliest pilots had no airports—they just landed in any convenient farmer’s field.
In 1928 the first purpose-made airport in Houston was built to support air mail service between Houston and Galveston. By 1940 passenger airlines were established: air travel was seen as modern, sexy, and kinda dangerous. An air control tower was built at Houston’s Hobby Airport to handle the growing traffic. It served until the 1970’s when it was replaced by a new one, and fell into derelict neglect. Decades later it was saved from the wrecking ball by a nonprofit group who purchased it, fixed it up (mostly) and turned it into a museum.
Here are some photos from a visit.