Inktober Day 14 - Hidden Buildings

When my FIL was alive he loved going to this restaurant called the 56th Fighter Squadron at Republic Airport in Farmingdale. It was designed like a French Style Allied Headquarters Farmhouse and transported you back to the era of big band music and the military. My FIL was in the Air Force during WW II and really enjoyed the place. It closed back in 2013 and the buildings sit there in some disrepair hidden by foliage that has pretty much taken over. I was in the area today and took a drive to see if it was still standing. I guess eventually it will be knocked down but at the present time it is still standing (almost), so I used it for the location of my Inktober Day 14 sketch.

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From the Past

I needed to go to Farmingdale the other day and decided to go over by Republic Airport to see if this building was still there. At one time it was a restaurant called the 56th Fighter Squadron and we had brunch there several times. It was decorated inside and out to resemble a building during WWII, and overlooked several historic planes at the airport. My father-in-law loved going there. Sadly it closed a few years ago. The building is still standing but is abandoned.