Chicago Midway Airport - 1954

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Uploaded by on Jan 3, 2007

Scenes from Chicago's Midway Airport, summer of 1954. 8mm movies were taken from the Marshall Field's observation deck by a North Central Airlines ticket agent.

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  • Wow - in the midst of the jet age...it's nice to get a view of what flying was like back in the day.

  • Excellent footage !

    Love watching Lockheed "Constellation" ;)

  • North Central merged with Hughes Air West and Southern and changed their name to Republic, which was bought by North West Airlines, which was recently bought by Delta airlines.

  • Neat--Seemed like I saw a "Capitol Airlines" there--I do remember them. I think North Central merged with Ozark Airlines? Of course then there's Braniff. These names were easy to spot at O'Hare, as well, in the 1960s. All gone now since the deregs started in the late 1970s. The three tail planes are "Connies"--one was shown in the Godfather movies. I wonder when they last were used in commercial work.

  • INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE! Thanks for posting.

  • north central DC-3 captain and stewardess are my parents. They are going to be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.

  • Simply beautiful, thanks for sharing.

  • I work as a PSA at midway now, they treat workers like slaves.

  • Wow! Even the baggage cart driver wore a tie!

  • Awesome. Those were the days when flying was worth while and an adventure. When we didn't have to worry about hijackers, bombs, and all the things that make flying so complex today. It's cool to see those early, Delta, Braniff, and American Airline planes. Last time I saw those models was at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

    Thanks for preserving the film and sharing.

    Clint

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