Planning to build a new airport terminal, 30 years ago

In 1987, the La Crosse City Council was selling bonds for construction of a larger terminal on the west side of the runway.  It would replace a much smaller building on the east side of the property.  The new building, which opened in 1989, was estimated to cost $5 million.  Airport manager Duane Haataja said the new terminal should supply the city’s needs until at least 2005.  The terminal was renovated in 2015 and 2016.

As you might expect, there were public objections to the new terminal site.  A group called “Citizens for Better Airport Planning” was against that west-side building, and also opposed the development of an industrial park nearby.  The group said if the city was unwilling to change its plans, the dispute might go to court. 

Game shows were still popular on network TV in the daytime in 1987.  Most of the shows were revivals of games that debuted in earlier decades, including “The Price Is Right,” “Classic Concentration,” “Super Password,” and “Pyramid.”  First-run games on the networks included “Wheel of Fortune” and “Scrabble”…30 years ago, 1987, yesterday in La Crosse.