North Hollywood, California -
Portal of the Folded Wing, Space Shuttle Memorial
A memorial to Sky Kings, but especially the crews of the two Space Shuttle disasters. One side of the detailed replica is the Challenger and the other side is the Columbia.
- Address:
- 10621 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, CA
- Directions:
- Pierce Brothers Valhalla Cemetery. Victory Blvd. to Cahuenga Blvd. and cemetery entrance. The Memorial is on the northeast side of the cemetery, where the old entrance gate was on W Valhalla Dr.
- Admission:
- Free.
- Phone:
- 818-763-9121
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Portal of the Folded Wing, Space Shuttle Memorial Space Shuttle model memorializes both shuttle tragedies. One side for Challenger and the other for Columbia.
Portal of the Folded Wing is the tomb and memorial of aviation pioneers, including Charlie Taylor, who was the mechanic that built the engine for the Wright bros. plane that flew at Kittyhawk. [Konrad R Summers, 09/26/2009]
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