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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Airfield

This is the Whiting Airport which was located at Airport Road and present day Highway 47.  The airport opened for operations in March of 1928 after 100 acres of farm land were leased from Michael Wittmann.  It closed when the air mail service was suspended in 1930, not a surprise with the Great Depression in its early stages. 
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3 comments:

  1. Class of SixtyNovember 19, 2015 at 6:51 PM

    Who's farmhouse is that? He owned the small grocery across from St Mary church that preceded the Best Bakery? The name escapes me.

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  2. UnknownNovember 20, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    I really enjoy the old aerial and streetside photos-- especially when there are present day survivors (like the Kitz and Pfeil building.)

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  3. AnonymousNovember 23, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    A great photo from the past with an excellent narrative.
    Thanks for sharing,
    DRC

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