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Building 402

7581 E. Academy Blvd, Denver, CO 80230

Lowry Field’s Hangar #1, Building 402, was completed in August,1939. This was the first of the two new hangars to be built on Lowry. The hangar numbers were switched by the military in 1966, the year all flying ceased at the base, resulting in Building 402 being re-designated as Hangar #2. Building 402 features 12 massive 6 ton doors 250 feet wide that can roll open as needed. When flying ended in 1966, Building 402, now designated as Hangar #2, became the Base Supply Warehouse and later storage for the Defense and Finance Accounting Center. After the base closed in 1994 Hangar #2 was repurposed into featuring Lowry Retail & Offices, Restaurant Spaces, and Storage. A unique identifying feature of Building 402 is its original Control Tower built in the center-middle of its roof. Building 402 is currently referred to simply as “Hangar #2.”
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Hangar #2 Building 402
[GPS Hangar #2: N39°43.180 x W104°53.794]
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#5. 1962: Lowry AFB’s Hangar #1, Building 402, was completed in August,1939 and is shown as the hangar on the left in this 1962 photo. Then designated Hangar #2, building 401, shown as the building on the right side, was completed in April of 1941. When flying ended in 1966, the hangar on the left, now designated as Hangar #2, Building 402, became the Base Supply Warehouse and later storage for the Defense and Finance Accounting Center prior to base closure.
#4. 1940: Building 401 (bottom right) and Building 402 (top-center), aerial photo taken in 1940. Currently Building 401 is designated as Hangar #1, which became repurposed as “The Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Building 402 became repurposed as Hangar #2 where retail, office, and storage facilities are now part of the Lowry Community.
#1. 1938: Original Phipps property and associated hangars, Lowry Field, 1938. Then designated as Hangar #1, Building 402 can be seen in the upper right area of the photo. Building 402 was re-designated as Hangar #2 in 1966.
#3. 1939: Lowry Field buildings, 31 Aug 1939, showing original hangars on the right-side of the photo, and the first of the newly-built hangars, Hangar #1 Building 402 on the bottom left-side of photo. Building 402 was re-designated as Hangar #2 in 1966. You can see in the enlarged photo the presence of the “tent city” just above the four hangar buildings.
#2. 1938: Lowry Field’s Hangar #1, Building 402, under construction, 1938. Building 402 was re-designated as Hangar #2 in 1966.
#6. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#7. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#8. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood]
Retail, Office, Storage, and Dining
Hangar #2 Building 402
© The Lowry Foundation
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Building 402
7581 E. Academy Blvd, Denver, CO 80230
[GPS Hangar #2: N39°43.180 x W104°53.794]
Retail, Office, Storage, and Dining
Lowry Field’s Hangar #1, Building 402, was completed in August,1939. This was the first of the two new hangars to be built on Lowry. The hangar numbers were switched by the military in 1966, the year all flying ceased at the base, resulting in Building 402 being re-designated as Hangar #2. Building 402 features 12 massive 6 ton doors 250 feet wide that can roll open as needed. When flying ended in 1966, Building 402, now designated as Hangar #2, became the Base Supply Warehouse and later storage for the Defense and Finance Accounting Center. After the base closed in 1994 Hangar #2 was repurposed into featuring Lowry Retail & Offices, Restaurant Spaces, and Storage. A unique identifying feature of Building 402 is its original Control Tower built in the center-middle of its roof. Building 402 is currently referred to simply as “Hangar #2.”
Google Earth Link to Bldg. 27
#5. 1962: Lowry AFB’s Hangar #1, Building 402, was completed in August,1939 and is shown as the hangar on the left in this 1962 photo. Then designated Hangar #2, building 401, shown as the building on the right side, was completed in April of 1941. When flying ended in 1966, the hangar on the left, now designated as Hangar #2, Building 402, became the Base Supply Warehouse and later storage for the Defense and Finance Accounting Center prior to base closure.
#4. 1940: Building 401 (bottom right) and Building 402 (top-center), aerial photo taken in 1940. Currently Building 401 is designated as Hangar #1, which became repurposed as “The Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Building 402 became repurposed as Hangar #2 where retail, office, and storage facilities are now part of the Lowry Community.
#1. 1938: Original Phipps property and associated hangars, Lowry Field, 1938. Then designated as Hangar #1, Building 402 can be seen in the upper right area of the photo. Building 402 was re-designated as Hangar #2 in 1966.
#3. 1939: Lowry Field buildings, 31 Aug 1939, showing original hangars on the right-side of the photo, and the first of the newly-built hangars, Hangar #1 Building 402 on the bottom left-side of photo. Building 402 was re- designated as Hangar #2 in 1966. You can see in the enlarged photo the presence of the “tent city” just above the four hangar buildings.
#2. 1938: Lowry Field’s Hangar #1, Building 402, under construction, 1938. Building 402 was re-designated as Hangar #2 in 1966.
#6. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#7. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#8. November 2016: Hangar #2. [George Blood]
#1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #1. Original Phipps property and associated hangers, Lowry Field, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #2. Lowry Field's Hanger Building 402 Under Construction, 1938. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #3. Lowry Field's hangers, 31 Aug 1939. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #4. Buildings 401 & 402: The hangers, 1940 aerial photo. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #5. Lowry AFB; Hangers 1 & 2. [Wings] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #6. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #7. Hangar #2. November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood] #8. Hangar #2, November 2016. [George Blood]
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