Bringing NOLA Closer to the Rest of the Country
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By the mid-1930s, the Wedell-Williams Air Service brought New Orleans closer to cities like Houston and San Antonio, and through connecting flights, cities like New York and Chicago.
Image Courtesy of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum
This file appears in: Wedell-Williams Air Service Goes Coast to Coast
Wedell-Williams Air Service Goes Coast to Coast
The Wedell-Williams Air Service clearly took little time to establish itself in New Orleans. In July 1929, two months after Wedell and Williams founded the company, Wedell inaugurated a route to St.…