I don’t remember if my father was leaving for the mainland or returning from a trip when these pictures were taken. He’s decked out in lots of flowers, and carrying a hat.

It was September 1952. The old airport terminal was out along Lagoon Drive, across the runways from its current location. United was the carrier.

As you can see, the airport was small, very casual, with no security and only minimal fencing to keep people from wandering out towards the planes. I’m sure we’ve got pictures of the old terminal saved somewhere. I’ll have to work on it.

And looking into the background, there’s very little urbanization to be seen.