How Spring Branch almost became home to Houston's international airport

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View in browser   Top Story How Spring Branch almost became home to Houston's international airport In an alternate universe somewhere, a flight is taking off from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Spring Branch.  A 1959 plan commissioned by the Houston City Planning Department shows where city officials proposed to build what is now Bush Intercontinental Airport, and it's exactly the type of aviation-nerd escapism you were looking for today.  Had they gone with any of the other recommendations, Houston's landscape – and skies – would be much different than they are today.  Read More » Unsubscribe  |  Manage Preferences  |  Privacy Notice Chron.com 4747 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77027 © 2021 Hearst Communications