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Mr. N. Levy kindly sent these photos to me of his memory-lane trip to the Boulogne Hoverport terminal buildings in 2009.
The tower at Boulogne Hoverport is now used by local economic authority. Their main mission is to help for economical devlopement for Boulogne mainland [Grandjean, 2010].
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One of the floodlights still in-situ covering the hoverport site. |
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An access passage within the building. |
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Lighting/alarm control panel for the hoverport terminal. |
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Seaward end of the hoverpad ramp. |
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Terminal end of the same ramp. |
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Remains of an old wall at the site. |
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Markings still present on the tarmac at Boulogne Hoverport. |
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Viewed from the South, the hoverport terminal and its tower still standing. |
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Looking out to sea and toward Boulogne's harbour. |
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"Passeports" sign still half visible. |
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Heater/boiler system still half intact |
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Inside the main terminal concourse |
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Bathroom |
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Looking toward the exit doors |
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Chamfered edged exit door/gate of the main terminal. |
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Ventilation unit, rusted and with a new home on the sand. |
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Tower block, used for more modern purposes now, still standing on the old hoverport site. |
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Railway line behind the terminal. |
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Car park. |
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Bricked-up gates to the terminal building. |
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Exit road from the terminal building. |
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Hoverport from the exit road. |
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Train line from the exit road. |
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