Posted: Apr 13, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: April 13
Gander Mayor Percy Farwell examines some photographs hung on the back wall of the mayor s office in Gander s town hall.(Garrett Barry/CBC)
Gander airport continuing with revamp of its iconic international lounge
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Gander International Airport Authority in Sept. 2019 outlined plans to restore its international lounge, described by the authority as the best-preserved Modernist room in Canada with a legacy spanning multiple wars and The Golden Age of Aviation. (Photo: Gander International Airport)
As a child, Percy Farwell would sit in the international lounge at the Gander International Airport and watch people pass by.
Farwell wondered where they were coming from or going on his perch near Arthur Price’s Wandering Birds’ sculpture in the centre of the lounge.
He and his friends were regulars at the airport. On many summer days, they’d hop on their bikes and head for the lounge.