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The East Side Airlines Terminal was a bus terminal in New York City, within the neighborhood of Murray Hill in Manhattan. It served airport buses that traveled to LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. The terminal was built in 1953 and decommissioned in 1983. It now forms part of the Corinthian, an apartment building.
Description edit
The East Side Airlines Terminal was an Art Deco structure on the west side of First Avenue, between 37th and 38th Streets, within Murray Hill, a neighborhood on the far eastern side of Midtown Manhattan. This block was situated right above the entrance to the Queens–Midtown Tunnel.[1]
History edit
The East Side Airlines Terminal was first agreed-upon in 1946 as a replacement for the 42nd Street Airlines Terminal, located at Park Avenue and 42nd Street. Its location near the Queens-Midtown Tunnel's entrance, in the far eastern fringe of Midtown Manhattan, would make it easier for buses to go to LaGuardia and JFK Airports, rather than winding through midtown traffic. On the tunnel's other end, it connected directly to the Long Island Expressway, a limited-access highway that connected to the two airports via other expressways and parkways.[2] The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, which operated the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, planned the terminal in conjunction with 23 airlines.[3]
The terminal operated until 1983, and it was sold in 1985.[7] This site is now occupied by the Corinthian, an apartment complex. Part of the former terminal is integrated into the Corinthian's structure[8]
References edit
- ^ Schwab, Armand Jr. (July 18, 1954). "Seven-Month-Old Air Terminal Doing Good Job for Just About Everyone". The New York Times. p. X15. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "MIDTOWN TUNNEL TO GAIN TRAFFIC" (PDF). Long Island City Star Journal. June 19, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- ^ "Plan Air Terminal Near East Side U.N." (PDF). Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 10, 1948. p. 4. Retrieved April 21, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- ^ Ingraham, Joseph C. (August 14, 1950). "AVIATION TERMINAL TO COST $4,000,000 SET FOR FIRST AVE.; Triborough Authority Reaches Accord With Major Airlines --City Approval Needed PARKING GARAGE INCLUDED New Facility Between 37th and 38th Streets Slated to Be Ready Late in 1951". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ International News Service (August 14, 1950). "Airlines Plan for Bus Terminal to End Congestion" (PDF). The Journal News. Nyack, NY. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2018 – via Fultonhistory.com.
- ^ "NEW AIRLINES CENTER SET FOR DEDICATION". The New York Times. November 28, 1953. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Berger, Joseph (February 14, 1985). "AIRLINES TERMINAL ON EAST SIDE SOLD FOR $90.6 MILLION". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ Bagli, Charles V. (August 21, 2005). "Developers Find Newest Frontier on the East Side". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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