English Field Terminal

"English Field was Amarillo's primary passenger terminal from 1929 to 1972 when the terminal was moved to Rick husband. The Amarillo Air and Space museum used to be located in the building, but was unfortunately evicted in 1997 after the city ended their lease agreement. on having been forced to cease operation All furnishings, tools, equipment and memorabilia were sold to the highest bidder. Today the the terminal sits in ruin, both the terminal and it's history have been forgotten to most Amarillo residents."

"In the year 1929, while the city of Amarillo was busy building its new Municipal Airport, Harold English and Thornton Oxnard acted on a hunch that they could build a better airport in a better place. And, they did. Together, during the fall of 1929, they converted a grassy field seven miles east of Amarillo "on the paved Panhandle highway" into what was, at that time, one of the nation's finest airports serving the city of Amarillo and air travelers from across the nation.Throughout the years, time took its toll but Harold's and Thornton's dream never died. The airport grew, fire consumed many of the original structures, buildings were rebuilt on the ashes, massive runways replaced the grassy fields, a massive US Army Airfield shared its space for a time, the city and nation it served continually met the challenges of a technologically advancing world, and, in 1972, the old English Field air terminal closed its doors and was replaced by a more modern facility on the other side of the airport. Only eighty-four years of memories haunt the old buildings now, and, a record of those years occupies a place of honor at the Texas Air and Space Museum."