Curtiss Northwest Airport was a small airfield at the intersection of Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues in present-day Falcon Heights.Pioneer Press February 7, 2009 twincities.com. Retrieved 04/24/17. One of Minnesota's first centers of aviation, it opened in 1919 and closed in 1930.Park Bugle November 2008 parkbugle.org. Retrieved 04/24/17. Curtiss Field, a city park named for the airport, still occupies a portion of the site,A Brief History of Falcon Heights falconheights.org. Retrieved 04/24/17. while a nearby restaurant displays several photos of the old landing strip.Como Park Grill yelp.com. Retrieved 04/24/17. In 2008 St. Paul author Roger Bergerson published a comprehensive history of Curtiss Northwest Airport, which is available at online retailers, local bookstores and public libraries.Winging it at a country crossroads by Roger Bergerson, (St. Paul, MN: Bergerson & Cunningham, 2008)
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External links The airport's first owner: William A. Kidder Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:Minnesota Photos Como Park Grill Curtiss Field city park Minnesota Historical Society