42nd Street Airlines Terminal

42nd Street Airline Terminal
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General information
StatusDemolished
Architectural styleArt Deco[1]
Town or cityNew York City, New York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°45′07″N 73°58′42″W / 40.7519°N 73.9783°W / 40.7519; -73.9783
OpenedJanuary 26, 1941
Design and construction
Architect(s)John B. Peterkin[1]

The 42nd Street Airlines Terminal, on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, was the first of three airline terminals constructed in New York City. It was located at the site of the former Hotel Belmont.[2] During this period of aviation, reservations, ticketing and baggage handling took place at this facility for the airlines American, Eastern, TWA, United and Pan Am. Passengers would be transferred by bus to Newark Airport, and later to the New York International Airport.

The changing economics and increasing popularity of air travel eventually led to the creation of new air terminals: the East Side Airline Terminal near the Queens Midtown Tunnel and the West Side Airlines Terminal near the Lincoln Tunnel. In 1954 this facility, which had become restricted to ticketing only, was renamed the Airlines Building. The declining importance of the facility led to its demolition in 1978, to become the site of the Philip Morris Building at 120 Park Avenue.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vanished New York City Art Deco: The Airlines Terminal". Driving for Deco. August 5, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Lost Hotel Belmont – 120 Park Avenue". Daytonian in Manhattan. October 27, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Gannon, Devin (June 23, 2017). "The history behind 42nd Street's lost Airlines Terminal Building". 6sqft. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Philip Morris Says Airlines Terminal Building On E 42cl Will Be Replaced by Office Tower". The New York Times. August 2, 1978. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

Further reading

  • Peterkin, John B. (March 1941). "The Airlines Terminal" (PDF). Pencil Points. Vol. XXII, no. 3. pp. 143–162. Retrieved October 3, 2024.


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