Worldport gone from this world

From The Retrologist:

Pan Am — few names better connote the optimism of the jet age than this fabled brand.

Behold the demolition of its iconic home at JFK. Pan Am may be a hip fashion accessory that even spawned a TV show, but its historic home was not immune to the all-too-common fate of other midcentury modern buildings.

Delta is tearing it down despite its placement on a prominent endangered buildings list.