Las Vegas--Numerous Advantages

While potential sites like Moffett and Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area will have to contend with rising sea levels (we are taking a 100 year plus view for a museum), Las Vegas will have the opposite problem. Fortunately, a museum is not a big water user. The other major issue in both the Bay Area and the LA/Orange County areas, no surprise here, is the value of real estate. As a result, developers have already taken over former military bases for housing, light commercial use, parks, etc. The Las Vegas/Henderson area still has potential sites available, although locations near an airport are disappearing rapidly. The prospect of a high-speed rail link to SoCal is also improving and will bring in additional visitors. Read more in an article published December 29th in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The web site is: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/californian-pushing-aviation-museum-in-southwest-maybe-nevada/

New Facebook Web Page Established--March 2016

After meeting with a number of museum directors and getting a feel for how things are going, I believe that the goal of a large, new flight museum, in the right location, is still valid. The hardest part at the moment is getting the idea out in front of the public, civic leaders and, of course, those who can help financially. I am finding it challenging dealing with the news media, because media types do not consider the idea to be "news." In an on-going effort to reach out, a Facebook "Page" has been established. Facebook members can search: www.facebook.com/newsouthwestaviationmuseum/ Non members can still read posts and comments.