Forgotten Chicago Airfields
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Nicholas C. Selig | ISBN: | 9781625850881 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nicholas C. Selig |
| ISBN: | 9781625850881 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | May 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Nick Selig excavates the highways to the sky that have been covered up by urban sprawl or dissolved by neglect. More than a guide to landing strips that have had startling second lives as shopping malls or retirement homes, he uncovers the excitement of the early days of air travel, when a man might cling to his job as a lavatory truck driver for a closer peek at aviation. In this follow-up to "Lost Airports of Chicago," discover how a tractor swap gave birth to Clow International Airport and revel in the daredevil exploits of puddle-jumper pilots over the wide-open spaces of Harlem Avenue.
Nick Selig excavates the highways to the sky that have been covered up by urban sprawl or dissolved by neglect. More than a guide to landing strips that have had startling second lives as shopping malls or retirement homes, he uncovers the excitement of the early days of air travel, when a man might cling to his job as a lavatory truck driver for a closer peek at aviation. In this follow-up to "Lost Airports of Chicago," discover how a tractor swap gave birth to Clow International Airport and revel in the daredevil exploits of puddle-jumper pilots over the wide-open spaces of Harlem Avenue.
