Remembering Meigs Field: It’s Been 20 Years Since the Airport Was Ordered Bulldozed Overnight

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Northerly Island is a man-made peninsula located between McCormick Place and Soldier Field on Lake Michigan. Built in 1925, it hosted the Century of Progress World's Fair. Starting in 1948, it was a single-runway airport used by politicians and the elite to jet in and out of downtown.

Published 2 months ago · Chicago, United States

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Remembering Meigs Field: It’s Been 20 Years Since the Airport Was Ordered Bulldozed Overnight

An airport destroyed in the middle of the night by the government. It may sound like the plot of an exotic spy thriller, but it happened in Chicago 20 years ago this week.

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