Atlanta Midfield "The Big One", Glass, Atlanta Airport

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Atlanta Midfield "The Big One", Glass, Atlanta Airport,
Measures approximately 4 1/4 inches. Holds 14 oz.
No chips or cracks.
ATLANTA OPENS THE WORLD'S LARGEST TERMINAL
On September 21, 1980, Atlanta's enormous new passenger terminal, the largest in the world, opened for business. Dubbed "Midfield" because of its central location between the runways, the complex is still in operation today although it has been expanded through the years. The terminal was built around a simple functional design: two symmetrical landside terminals connected to 4 remote parallel concourses via an underground "transportation mall" featuring moving sidewalks and a futuristic shuttle system. This modular design also allowed the airport to extend the underground mall to the east and add more concourses as traffic increased over the years. By 1980 standards, the facility was nothing short of revolutionary. 37 years later, it is still the largest passenger transfer hub in the world. The next few pages explore the early history of the midfield terminal.
An Eastern Airlines advertisement highlighting the new midfield terminal. This was an insert from a special 40-page Atlanta Journal Constitution report on the new terminal which was printed on September 14, 1980, a week before opening day.