ORH

"ORH" is the FAA's three-letter commercial service airport code for Worcester Airport.

This is how ORH looked from above whenever it was that the Google Maps satellite shot was taken for this hybrid satellite/map picture.

As a cab driver in the city of Worcester, I like to mention from time to time that there's nothing going on up there at the Worcester Airport. Until the "improvements" were made, however, there WAS something happening there, and we could get good fares out of that place.

Nowadays, if a cab gets a call at the airport, the first reaction is "huh?..."

Unfortunately, there's nothing going on inside that building.

It's a big empty space.

It's a demonstration of "build it and they will leave." It's a pretty darn stupid idea to kick out tenants, build a new building, then invite the tenants back at twice the rent.

Can you imagine how it would look if it was a casino, and the landing field was a "free parking" lot? Yesterday's poll question in the T&G was whether people were in favor of legalizing gambling in this state, and the results on this morning's front page didn't surprise me at all... a huge "YES!"

Of course, "casino" and "free parking" are antithetical to the basic PLAN for Worcester's future.