Three Hangars and the Grand Central Parkway from East Elmhurst - April 28, 1939

Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens Records at the Archives at Queens Library

Date: April 28, 1939; 1939-04-28 Material: Black and white photographs Dimension: 10 x 7.8 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.) Identifier: aql:23410 qcc-000105 qcc-000105.tif

Description: Airports - LaGuardia Airport - Three Hangars and the Grand Central Parkway from East Elmhurst - April 28, 1939; Typed on back [Three of the six land plane hangars built by the WPA at the North Beach Airport, the Grand Central Parkway in the foreground. Each of the hangars is 350 feet wide by 165 feet deep, in addition to the wings occupied by machine shops and offices. The small white building in the foreground is a temporary structure housing the WPA engineering offices on the project. Please credit "WPA Photo".] Also stamped and written on back [North beach Airport Department - April 28, 1939 - Land Plane Hangers 1,3,5 - Direction taken: North - Description: Constructing Land Plane hangers showing south side of Hangers and Grand Central Parkway - Taken by: A Herzog.]

Title : Three Hangars and the Grand Central Parkway from East Elmhurst - April 28, 1939

Collection : aql:24317

Creator : Chamber of Commerce (Queens, New York, N.Y.)

Date : April 28, 1939; 1939-04-28

Summary/Description : Airports - LaGuardia Airport - Three Hangars and the Grand Central Parkway from East Elmhurst - April 28, 1939; Typed on back [Three of the six land plane hangars built by the WPA at the North Beach Airport, the Grand Central Parkway in the foreground. Each of the hangars is 350 feet wide by 165 feet deep, in addition to the wings occupied by machine shops and offices. The small white building in the foreground is a temporary structure housing the WPA engineering offices on the project. Please credit "WPA Photo".] Also stamped and written on back [North beach Airport Department - April 28, 1939 - Land Plane Hangers 1,3,5 - Direction taken: North - Description: Constructing Land Plane hangers showing south side of Hangers and Grand Central Parkway - Taken by: A Herzog.]

Subject : Airports; Hangars; Airport buildings; Grand Central Parkway (New York, N.Y.); La Guardia Airport; United States. Work Projects Administration

Relation : Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens Records at the Archives at Queens Library

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Coverage : East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, NY East Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photographs

Format : Black and white photographs; 10 x 7.8 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:23410 qcc-000105 qcc-000105.tif