High schooler from 1969 still grateful for Vlachos

When I read the Star article about the Vlachos building slated for being torn down, it brought a flood of GCHS memories.

Not many people will remember the name Constantinos Vlachos, but many people will remember his Tri-Phibian automobile, though — the invention of Vlachos back in the mid 1930s that was purported to be able to driven, flown, and was boatable. His demonstration of the craft was in...