La Guardia Airport
airport, New York City, New York, United States
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development
- In airport: Evolution of airports
…at New York City (La Guardia), London (Croydon), Paris (Le Bourget), and Berlin (Tempelhof) were laid out on sites close to the city centres. Because even transport aircraft of the period were relatively light, paved runways were a rarity. Croydon, Tempelhof, and Le Bourget, for example, all operated from…
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La Guardia
- In Fiorello La Guardia
…his building projects were the La Guardia Airport and numerous roads and bridges. A colorful figure with a flair for the dramatic, La Guardia became known as “The Little Flower” in token of his first name.
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