Forgotten Chicago Airfields

By Nicholas C. Selig and Nicholas C Selig

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626195544
• ISBN13: 9781626195547
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"