photos by John Anderson text by Lisa Tozzi & Kate X Messer


(l-r): Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on opening weekend.
The expansive Barbara Jordan Passenger Terminal
— before opening, Sat, May 22 and after, Sun, May 23.


Intricate Texana inlays adorn the mirrors of the unfinished men’s room. The hand-scrawled sign assures, “THIS WILL BE CLEANED UP ON SATURDAY.”

This article appears in May 28 • 1999 and May 28 • 1999 (Cover).

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