Hyattsville, Maryland: Library with Flying Saucer
An otherwise unremarkable 1960s library building has a large flying saucer above its entrance, serving as a canopy. It doesn't just happen to look like a flying saucer -- it was designed to be a flying saucer. Look it up in the library.Prince George Memorial Library
- Address:
- 6532 Adelphi Rd, Hyattsville, MD
- Directions:
- Prince George Memorial Library. From US Hwy 1 turn west onto Hwy 410/E. West Hwy. Drive a half-mile. Turn right onto Adelphi Rd. Drive a quarter-mile. You'll see the flying saucer and library on the left.
- Hours:
- Mar. 2018: Demolition planned, saucer preserved?
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The library closed on March 31, 2018 for demolition and rebuilding. According to local news, the UFO will not be demolished and will be incorporated into a public arts space on the library grounds.
[caitlin, 03/31/2018]
This 1960s "Jet Age" branch library looks like a flying saucer! The flying saucer has legs that stretch down and form a canopy that shields the main entrance in a rather novel way. Such a whimsical piece of architecture is in a place that would not generally be described as whimsical.
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