The world’s first scheduled airline, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, began operation on January 1, 1914, 110 years ago. The half-hour flight from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa was 18 miles and the regular fare was $5 one-way. The flight offered an alternative to the train, which could take up to 12 hours to make […]
Today it’s an icon in pop culture and fashion, but the black leather jacket was originally a utilitarian piece of clothing designed to protect travelers. “In the early part of the 20th century, whether you were flying a plane or driving a motorcycle or a horseless carriage, everything had an open cockpit. So the idea […]
December 2nd marked the 70th anniversary of New York’s LaGuardia Airport and as part of the celebration the LGA Web site now has a nice slide show of historic airport images. Here are my favorites: I can’t decide sometimes if its ironic or just plain appropriate that the airport was built on the former site […]
The world’s first scheduled airline, the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, began operation on January 1, 1914, 110 years ago. The half-hour flight from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa was 18 miles and the regular fare was $5 one-way. The flight offered an alternative to the train, which could take up to 12 hours to make […]
Today it’s an icon in pop culture and fashion, but the black leather jacket was originally a utilitarian piece of clothing designed to protect travelers. “In the early part of the 20th century, whether you were flying a plane or driving a motorcycle or a horseless carriage, everything had an open cockpit. So the idea […]
December 2nd marked the 70th anniversary of New York’s LaGuardia Airport and as part of the celebration the LGA Web site now has a nice slide show of historic airport images. Here are my favorites: I can’t decide sometimes if its ironic or just plain appropriate that the airport was built on the former site […]