Aerial Archives sponsors Visions From Above, a reception and print sale of the work of leading aerial photographers at the Petaluma Airport on Saturday, October 29 from 11am-4pm. Proceeds from the sale of prints benefit the Western Horizon Flying Museum, dedicated to keeping historical aircraft flying. The Lagunitas Brewing Company is also a sponsor of the event and will be providing a keg of its famous India Pale Ale. Numerous aviation and northern California businesses are donating prizes to the raffle which benefits the flying museum and the Petaluma Arts Center. The event takes place at the Aerial Archives offices at the Petaluma Airport, located in the main airport office building at 561 Sky Ranch Rd, Suite E, Petaluma, CA. Additional information is available on the web site of Airport Muse, the event organizer and on the Airport Muse Facebook page.
The Hudson river shoreline of Manhattan changed dramatically during the last five decades. The two historical aerial photographs illustrate the amount of change that has occurred at this portion of Manhattan between 1954 and 2009. As the 1954 historical aerial photograph shows, the piers along the Hudson river were still actively used at that time. Eventually, shipping activity shifted to the New Jersey side of the Hudson river. In 1973 what were once Piers 1 through 21 were buried under landfill from the World Trade Center construction project and became Battery Park City. The ongoing construction of the new World Trade Center buildings ensures that this portion of Manhattan will continue to change significantly in the near term.
Manhattan, New York City
1954-2009
Image ID: AHLV3409
