In the early days of aviation a century ago, an oil company painted town names in giant letters on top of their buildings to help pilots find their way.
July 12th, 2024, 08:05 pm
The Resident Historian Podcast
All Over The Map: Searching for ‘ghost signs of the air’
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Published July 12th, 2024, 08:05 pm
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In the early days of aviation a century ago, an oil company painted town names in giant letters on top of their buildings to help pilots find their way.
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The Resident Historian Podcast
The Resident Historian is a twice-weekly podcast from KIRO Newsradio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes either Feliks's Wednesday history feature from Seattle's Morning News, or the weekly Friday morning installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map.
