LaGuardia Airport (Images of Aviation: New York)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (611 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738557994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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LaGuardia Airport contains photographs, most previously unpublished, from the extensive archives of the Cradle of Aviation Museum as well as the Port Authority Archives. Joshua Stoff is the curator of the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island and is a noted aviation historian and prolific author.
Throngs gathered to watch planes like exotic birds. And pampered they were."Every passenger was first class," Stoff said. There were fewer flights, fewer people, everyone dressed up," Stoff said. "Going to the airport was an event."Inside the terminal, travelers and visitors were greeted with art deco architecture. It was so important, the military shored up the airport with anti-aircraft guns following Pearl Harbor.The book itself represents a defense of history. Title: Book Chronicles The Glory Days Of FlightAuthor: Joseph OrovicPublisher: Queens TribuneDate: 10/23/2008Think of the hours before a flight from LaGuardia. Ooo's and Aaah's filled the air, children laughed and if hunger struck, you gladly grabbed a meal in the terminal. 11,2001 but remained preservedin the book.Today, Stoff says not much can be done to bring back LaGuardia's fledgling days. No unbearable meals. Terminals were filled wit
Constructed closer to Manhattan than the commercially unsuccessful Floyd Bennett Field, LaGuardia Airport was conceived in the mid-1930s as New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia realized the need for a great airport for one of the world’s great cities. At the time of its opening in 1939, it was the largest and most advanced commercial airport in the world with terminals considered art deco masterpieces. Still one of America’s busiest airports, LaGuardia has witnessed the steady progress of American commercial aviation, from flying boats to jetliners.. Through the years its runways were lengthened and facilities were improved to handle larger and faster aircraft. Originally known as New York Municipal Airport, t
My home away from home spent my youth at LaGuardia hanging out in hangers, taking reports to tower, taking free flights during sunday tests for stews and pilots. Everyone knew everyone in those early days.talking about 19My home away from home M. L ULRICH spent my youth at LaGuardia hanging out in hangers, taking reports to tower, taking free flights during sunday tests for stews and pilots. Everyone knew everyone in those early days.talking about 1940 something.. 0 something.. Old times! Martin Vehstedt As a child,my Dad took me to the promanade and we'd watch the propliners come and go.A fun experience getting sand blasted by the prop wash. Also,a great reference guide.. D. B. Hendrix said Five Stars. excellent