{"id":11121,"date":"2024-02-24T11:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T16:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=11121"},"modified":"2024-02-24T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T20:07:19","slug":"ford-tri-motor-1929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/ford-tri-motor-1929\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Tri-Motor 1929 – US History of Tourism Coast to Coast Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

US History of Tourism: Ford Tri-Motor 1929 – Coast to Coast Part II<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Coast to Coast Travel: Inauguration Day in Los Angeles<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The same day at Grand Central Air Terminal near Los Angeles, two Ford Tri-Motor 1929\u00a0<\/strong> were christened. The TAT Tri-Motors were the Ciry of Los Angeles and the City of Philadelphia. Mary Pidcford christened the City of Los Angeles, and Gloria Swanson christened the Ciry of Philadelphia.<\/span><\/p>\n

A huge crowd of approximately 30,000 turned out for the christening<\/strong> and viewed the historic beginning of transcontinental service to the east.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles Lindbergh<\/strong> piloted the City of Los Angeles on its inaugural travel to the east. (2)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maddux AirLine – US History of Tourism – TAT – Lindbergh Line – Ford Tri-Motor T – Transcontinental Air Transport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAT – MADDUX Airline Brochure\u00a0 – <\/span>May 25, 1930 <\/b>“Western Division” (ex-Maddux Air Lines)\u00a0 <\/span>Image from the collection of Bjorn Larsso<\/a>n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Passengers on the City of Los Angeles Plane:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n