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   Aerial view of Redwood City Airport.
 


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Caption:   Aerial view of Redwood City Airport (c.1925).The airport was started in early 1916 by aviator Silas Christofferson. Frank Bryant purchased the business in 1917 and renamed it the Redwood City School of Aviation. Bryant sold the flight school and grounds to Walter Varney, a World War I flying ace, in 1920. Varney founded the United Aircraft and Transportation Co., which eventually became United Airlines. The airport existed until the early 1930's, when the land was subdivided and sold for commercial use. Redwood City Airport was located near what is now Chestnut Street, between Veterans Blvd. and Broadway.
     
Photo Date:   circa 1925
     
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   Redwood City Public Library
     
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Christofferson Aviation School

Airports -- Redwood City, California

Panoramas and Aerial Views -- Redwood City, CA
 
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