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O Hare International Airport a City Within Itself
Chicago’s O’Hare grows into a city by Edward S. Kitch, noting its vast facilities, 11,510,390 passengers, 58 gates, 290,133 flights, and plans for new terminals, jetways, and expanded ramps. The piece covers its history from a cornfield to a massive aviation hub named for Butch O’Hare, with foreign and domestic services, and ongoing modernization into 1950s era global hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Kitch
Chicago
Here International
Roosevelt
O'Hare
Kennedy
Edward
Pacific
Butch) O'Hare
Chiurday
E . T. Hero
Douglas Aircraft Corp
J. O'Hare
Butch O'Hare