Concord-Robert in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Saint Paul Downtown Airport

Birthplace of Northwest Airways

Photographed by McGhiever, August 15, 2023

1. Saint Paul Downtown Airport Marker

Inscription.

Northwest Airways flight crew and maintenance staff 1930 center top row Speed Holman first pilot and operations manager for Northwest Airways

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 44° 56.57′ N, 93° 3.848′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Concord-Robert. It is on Bayfield Street east of Plato Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. The marker is mounted on the floodwall north of the Saint Paul Downtown Airport parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 644 Bayfield Street, Saint Paul MN 55107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Northwest Airways Hangar Passenger Terminal (here, next to this marker); Saint Paul Downtown Airport Seaplane Harbor (a few steps from this marker); Indian Mounds Park "Airway Beacon" (within shouting distance of this marker); Riverside Hangars (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Indian Mounds Park "Airway" Beacon (approx. 0.4 miles away); This is a Burial Place (approx. half a mile away); Geology of Minnesota (approx. half a mile away); Charles W. Holman (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.

Saint Paul Downtown Airport Marker (left) on the airport floodwall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, August 15, 2023

2. Saint Paul Downtown Airport Marker (left) on the airport floodwall

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.