In Case You Missed It: Air Fair & the Queens History of the Jet Age

Queens actually used to have eight airports, but now is down to two. Despite this, La Guardia is known all over the country, and JFK airport is known all over the world! Queens truly is a travel hub, and has been so since the dawn of the Jet Age!

Come see how the futuristic designs of the Airport terminals at JFK changed over time, and what has happened to them today. Learn what travel was like for the everyday person. Examine how technology has made the experience better… or worse! See what made the Jet Age so special in Queens. All these topics and more will be covered in this new Digital Visit program! If you have stories of traveling through the Terminals of JFK and La Guardia back in the 1960s and 1970s and would like to share with our museum researchers, we would love to hear your firsthand accounts too. Email your stories to JeranH@Queenshistoricalsociety.org.

Pictured: The TWA Terminal, reconstructed as a hotel in 2019, designed by architect Eero Saarinen