It was designated as a national Landmark in 1997 and underwent a $7M renovation in 2004 I first saw it a short time after that. The building is made up of a central, two-story central core with two symmetrical one-story wings. The MAT was designed by William Delano of the architectural firm Delano and Aldrich, a distant cousin of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. While there are still remaining structures from LGA’s early days still standing, most notably the American Airlines building, this is the only active terminal from the 1939 era still in everyday use. It was originally called the Overseas Terminal. The MAT was constructed in 1939, when finishing touches were being applied to LGA, and opened in 1940. The Marine Air Terminal itself is unmistakable, at the end of Marine Terminal Road which loops around it, surrounded by large lots given over to parking and rental cars. Sidewalks are narrow, and while there are signs for bike lanes, I didn’t see any evidence of them. However, these roads are far from lanes, and are dominated by rushing traffic and angry, horn-honking cabbies. Kennedy Airport is much larger than LGA and has many more named roads, while LGA has just a few: Marine Terminal Road, Bowery Bay Road, and Fiorello Lane. Marine Terminal Road issues east from Ditmars Boulevard just north of Grand Central Parkway, which forms the southern edge of the airport. The trick, for a pedestrian, is getting there. On previous visits, I noticed they had a great cafeteria, and besides that, it’s an Art Deco masterpiece nearly perfectly preserved from the day it was opened. I was weaving through Corona, East Elmhurst and northern Astoria this week and I hit upon a plan to visit LaGuardia Airport’s Marine Air Terminal for lunch. Into the 1930s and served the airport for a time. Thoroughfares in eastern Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. Operated a trolley line along Old Bowery Bay Road, once one of the only The North Beach area and park were served by the Brooklyn City Railroad, which Later, North Beach Airport, replacing a former North Beach amusement areaĬalled the Gala Amusement Park, opened in 1889 by piano master William SteinwayĪnd beer baron George Ehret it fell flat when Prohibition was enacted in 1920. LaGuardia Airport was constructed in 1929 as Glenn Curtiss Field, and (I got plenty of photos and will write a page about it as soon as I think of a Forgotten NY angle - perhaps discussing Eero Saarinen’s legacy as an architect in NYC.) My friend Joanna and I spent a great day in the restored TWA terminal, which is now a theme hotel, at Kennedy Airport this past May.
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However, I’m not unfamiliar with NYC’s airports. Besides, if I were working, I wouldn’t have time to travel much either. I just don’t have the dough to go flying here and there, as my skills have not been sufficient for employers to offer more than freelance work for the past 7 years. As Superman says, it’s the safest possible way to travel. I don’t fly often - not because I fear flying.