Curtiss Northwest Airport (Minnesota)

Curtiss Northwest Airport was a small airfield at the intersection of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues in present-day Falcon Heights.^[1] One of Minnesota's first centers of aviation, it opened in 1919 and closed in 1930.^[2] Curtiss Field, a city park named for the airport, still occupies a portion of the site,^[3] while a nearby restaurant displays several photos of the old landing strip.^[4] In 2008 St. Paul author Roger Bergerson published a comprehensive history of Curtiss Northwest Airport, which is available at online retailers, local bookstores and public libraries.^[5]

References

^ Pioneer Press February 7, 2009 twincities.com. Retrieved 04/24/17.
^ Park Bugle November 2008 parkbugle.org. Retrieved 04/24/17.
^ A Brief History of Falcon Heights Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine falconheights.org. Retrieved 04/24/17.
^ Como Park Grill yelp.com. Retrieved 04/24/17.
^ Winging it at a country crossroads by Roger Bergerson, (St. Paul, MN: Bergerson & Cunningham, 2008)

External links

Photos

Como Park Grill
Curtiss Field city park Archived 2017-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
Minnesota Historical Society

[1] Pioneer Press February 7, 2009 twincities.com. Retrieved 04/24/17.

[2] Park Bugle November 2008 parkbugle.org. Retrieved 04/24/17.

[3] A Brief History of Falcon Heights Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine falconheights.org. Retrieved 04/24/17.

[4] Como Park Grill yelp.com. Retrieved 04/24/17.

[5] Winging it at a country crossroads by Roger Bergerson, (St. Paul, MN: Bergerson & Cunningham, 2008)

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