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Memphis International Airport
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1930s
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1960s
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The new airport, before wings were added on each side of the main structure,
and long before the parking garage was built across the front.
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, Memphis, Tenn. Serving 7 airlines, with over 150 flights daily.
Click photo to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn |
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The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. This magnificent new terminal building, with over 150 flights daily, was designed to meet operational requirements of 7 airlines serving Memphis, providing maximum comfort, convenience and safety for air travelers.
Click photo to enlarge. Bluff City News Co., Memphis, Tenn |
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The new west wing is added in the late 1960s.
The east wing has yet to be built.
The caption from this 1950s/1960s postcard reads:
MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TENN. This modern airport, designed to meet operational requirements of all major Airlines serving Memphis, is fast becoming one of the largest Airports in the Southland
C. B. S. Card Service, 501 Franklin Drive, Paris, Tenn. 38242 |
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| 1970s |
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By the 1970s, the airport had a new, taller Traffic Control Tower
and a new automobile traffic pattern.
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