The Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, located at Creve Coeur Airport in Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA is a museum dedicated to restoring and preserving historical aircraft. The airplanes in the collection are all fabric-covered, and most are biplanes from the inter-war years (the "Golden age of flight"). The museum's volunteers maintain most of these aircraft in full working order and this is one of the largest collections of flying classic aircraft in America.CollectionThe museum collection concentrates on civil aircraft from the inter-war years, with most of the aircraft originating from 1916 to 1946. There are several Waco biplanes, with the oldest of these types being a WACO 10, which was built in 1928. The oldest airplane on display is a Standard J-1 that was built in 1917 and was used in the movie The Rocketeer.Several of the preserved aircraft are the only surviving airworthy examples of their type.The museum opens regularly to the public and conducted tours can be arranged. Aircraft rides are available at the museum by request, in either a Stearman WWII biplane trainer or in a North American SNJ-5.
Creve Coeur Airport is a public use airport in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. It is four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Creve Coeur. The airport is located in the city of Maryland Heights and is named for Creve Coeur Lake.This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. The airport is home to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum which has a large collection of airworthy vintage and veteran light aircraft types, mainly from the 1930s.Facilities and aircraftCreve Coeur Airport covers an area of 400 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 463 feet (141 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 16/34 is 4,500 by 75 feet (1,372 x 23 m) with a concrete surface and 7/25 is 3,120 by 220 feet (951 x 67 m) with a turf surface.
In 1888, the Crystal Springs Quarry was established and built upon a jutting bluff, overlooking the Missouri River Valley. The quarry received its name from many clear springs winding throughout the property. More than a century later, the historic quarry site has been converted into one of the area’s premier public golf facilities. The golf course maintains an environmental feel with Federally Protected Wetlands, and untouched “Environmentally Sensitive Areas”, as well as vast lakes and native prairie grass areas. The course lends itself to be not only a great test of golf, but also a rich habitat for wildlife. The course is surrounded on three sides by woods, and on the fourth side by Creve Coeur Park. Unlike so many typical modern designs, you will enjoy nature here, not someone else’s subdivision. The Quarry at Crystal Springs is committed to providing an unsurpassed level of customer service and satisfaction. We have gained a reputation for outstanding conditions, with consistent, bentgrass greens, and zoysia fairways which allow carts to leave the path during most of the golf season. With five sets of tees, The Quarry at Crystal Springs offers an enjoyable, challenging experience for players of all abilities.