Curtiss Northwest Airport (Minnesota) Explained

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]

External links

• The airport's first owner: William A. Kidder
• Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:Minnesota

Photos

• Como Park Grill
• Curtiss Field city park
• Minnesota Historical Society

Notes and References

1. http://www.twincities.com/ci_11649121 Pioneer Press February 7, 2009
2. https://archive.org/download/MinnesotaMusicAndHistory/03ThoseMagnificentMenAndTheirFlyingMachines.pdf Park Bugle November 2008
3. http://www.falconheights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BA2874F84-7171-4669-B420-E96351DBD512%7D&DE=%7B06FD1004-861F-4C75-8B5B-6801A82D8631%7D A Brief History of Falcon Heights
4. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/como-park-grill-saint-paul?select=easgkienkilxdfrOHJMXRA#easgkienkilxdfrOHJMXRA Como Park Grill
5. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277055425 Winging it at a country crossroads by Roger Bergerson, (St. Paul, MN: Bergerson & Cunningham, 2008)