“Queens -- Plans -- North Beach Airport”, 1924-1938, undated
Scope and Contents
Files containing: map (17x23") of Curtiss-Wright Corporation Property at North Beach, Queens County, New York (scale 1” = 200 ft.), four copies, one annotated to show a “Proposed Hydroplane Basin” and “Condemnation Action 6-27-38”; eight aerial photographs (8x10") of the site taken by McLaughlin Air Service in 1938, one marked “Site of Proposed World’s Fair”; map (undated; 20x17") of area around the “Queens Midtown Tunnel” probably published by the New York City Tunnel Authority to promote use of the tunnel (scale 1” = 1.5 miles); map (1924; 28x34") of the Borough of Queens annotated (scale 1=3000, two copies); blue line map (undated; 10x10") of the “Riker Tract, Near North Beach, Queens, N.Y.” (no scale); map (16.5x20") titled “Study Map For D.S. Riker Estate, June, 1927” (scale 1” = 80 ft.); one printed and one blue print copy of map (33x35") of 1st Ward-Borough of Queens, June 4, 1929, annotated to show dates of street closings, marked on reverse with “Riker Map with date of Street Closings Re: Sale to Winston” (scale 1” = 50 ft.); photograph (6.5x15") of a drawing of the North Beach area including Astoria Blvd., labeled "Borough of Queens, Office of the President, Topographical Bureau.”
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1938, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Organization)
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. The bound volumes and some documents may not be photocopied due to condition. Negatives may not be handled; copies and digital versions are available for access. Some oversize items are in need of conservation treatment so access may be limited.
Partial Extent
9 Photographic Prints
Partial Extent
3 items : maps
Full Extent
3 items : blueprints
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874
curator@museumofflight.org