The Bowery Boys: New York City History

# 49 LaGuardia Airport and Early New York Flight

Episode Summary

We embark on the tale of the birth of New York City flight -- featuring a Wright brother on Governor's Island, the site of a glue factory turned Brooklyn air strip, Queens' forgotten first airport, and finally to the pet project of mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

Episode Notes

We embark on the tale of the birth of New York City flight -- featuring a Wright brother on Governor's Island, the site of a glue factory turned Brooklyn air strip, Queens' forgotten first airport, and finally to the pet project of mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
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Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys