LAX color tunnels
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LAX color tunnels is a term used to describe decorative mosaic decor installed in several tunnels built in 1961 at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).[1] Seven tunnels were created, three remain open to the public.
Not to be confused with Airport Tunnel (Los Angeles).
Designed in the 1950s, the tunnels were envisioned by the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman, to minimize the experienced distance of the 300–500-foot (91–152 m) tunnels.[2][3] The work was overseen by Charles D. Kratka,[2][4] the firm's head of interior design and they were designed by Janet Bennett, then a young artist on his team.[5][6][7][8][9] The tiles were produced by Alfonso Pardinas of Byzantine Mosaics in San Francisco.[9]