Skyway Hotel, Heathrow Airport, London 1973
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A 1973 colour photo of the Skyway Hotel at Heathrow Airport in 1973. The hotel’s modernist facade is visible on the right, featuring large glass windows at ground level. The foreground is filled with a car park containing a variety of classic British and European vehicles from the era, including a dark blue Ford Cortina Estate, a white Vauxhall Victor, and a red BMW. A yellow service van and several large coaches, including one from “Alpine Birds,” are parked near the hotel entrance. In the distance, the iconic “SKYWAY HOTEL” neon sign stands tall against a row of international flags, capturing the bustling atmosphere of one of the first major airport hotels at London Heathrow.
Today, the Skyway Hotel, originally opened in 1960, has seen several rebrands and extensive renovations, and is currently known as the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel. While the original core structure remains part of the airport’s landscape along Bath Road, the surrounding area has been heavily developed with newer, high-capacity hotels and improved transport links. Many of the vintage cars seen in this 1973 scene are now sought-after classics.
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