Category Archives: history

LaGuardia Airport: Flashback to the Past

Posted on June 17, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett Now that the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 21st century modernization and reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport is done, the airport’s long history officially turns over a brand new chapter. The new plan calls for the remaking … Continue reading →

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The Holland Tunnel: Did You Know?

Posted on June 8, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Did you know that the Holland Tunnel was named after Clifford Milburn Holland, the chief engineer in charge of its design and construction? Holland was a brilliant young engineer who gave his life for the tunnel.  As construction on the … Continue reading →

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Before PATH Became PATH: The Wonder Years

Posted on June 3, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett More than 50 years ago, in 1962, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) acquired the title to rehabilitate the Hudson & Manhattan (H&M) Railroad Tunnel and begin operations.  Ten years later, two bronze plaques were … Continue reading →

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