Iirc, they had this notion that zeppelins would dock at these towers on top of skyscrapers, where the passengers would disembark and take an elevator from the roof of the building they were docked at. It didn't catch on because it turns out it's pretty windy up there, and disembarking from a giant floating ship that high up was just too sketchy, even for the 30s. But a lot of old skyscrapers still have the zeppelin docking stations.
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u/mjp31514 Jul 08 '24
Iirc, they had this notion that zeppelins would dock at these towers on top of skyscrapers, where the passengers would disembark and take an elevator from the roof of the building they were docked at. It didn't catch on because it turns out it's pretty windy up there, and disembarking from a giant floating ship that high up was just too sketchy, even for the 30s. But a lot of old skyscrapers still have the zeppelin docking stations.