A few days ago I read an article about early pioneers in aviation and it mentioned Charles Lindbergh’s famous flight. In case you don’t remember, in 1927, Lindbergh flew his single-engine plane, named the Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris.
The flight originated from Roosevelt Field in Long Island. Roosevelt Field was used by a number of pioneering aviators like Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post. It was later used by the Army and Navy during World War II and after the war, it reverted to operation as a commercial airport, until it closed in 1951.
Today, the site of the original airfield has become a shopping mall.
It just seems like someplace like this that has some historical significance deserves to be something other than a shopping center…..
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