Originally Posted by
jlemon
I think the name that is prominently displayed in gold letters on the front of Terminal A (which indeed opened in 1941) tells the tale:
WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT
This name also still appears on the airside of Terminal A.
allow me to be pedantic ... the 1941 building in the photo, that bears the original name, is the Main Terminal; Terminal A is the finger pier addition at the south end that opened in 1955
the
airport website has the full story