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Then & Now Runway
​Aerial with Overlay

Here are some THEN and NOW aerial views of the remaining Runways and Taxiways, inspired by Paul Kowal.      Administrator of The Uniondale, NY Group,  Facebook Page.
​Created 2018, Updated 2019

Section 1.    Taxiway near UPS facility

Section 2.  Runway 5/23, Southwest corner. Parking lots near Hofstra Dormitories

Section 3.   Runway 5/23 Northeast corner. The northern section by Nassau College  (where the tollbooth scene from the "Godfather" was filmed.) UPDATE January 2020: NC starting to build on this section. (see picture below)

Section 4.    Taxiway. The northern end of James Dolittle Blvd, intersection with Charles Lindbergh Blvd. next to the Marriot hotel.

​Section 5.  Hardstand beneath fields in southeast corner and southern extension of Taxiway (Section 4).

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Section 1.    Taxiway. near UPS facility and runway (parking lot) east of UPS Facility

Section 2.  Runway 5/23, Southwest corner. Parking lots near Hofstra Dormitories

Section 3.   Runway 5/23 Northeast corner. The northern section by Nassau College  (where the tollbooth scene from the "Godfather" was filmed.)  
UPDATE January 2020: NC starting to build on this section. (see picture below)

Section 4.    Taxiway. The northern end of James Dolittle Blvd, intersection with Charles Lindbergh Blvd. next to the Marriot hotel.

​Section 5.  Hardstand barely visible beneath fields in southeast corner and southern extension of Taxiway (Section 4).

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Section 1.    Taxiway near UPS facility

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Section 2.  Runway 5/23 Southwest corner. Parking lots near Hofstra Dormitories


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Section 3.  Runway 5/23 Northeast corner.  The northern section by Nassau College  (where the tollbooth scene from the "Godfather" was filmed.)   UPDATE January 2020: NC starting to build on this section. (see picture below)

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Most film historians agree that this was where the "Sonny Hit" from the Godfather was filmed. When I went to college at NCC in the mid 70s a security guard pointed me to this location. Photos below from Scouting NY.com
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More corraborating websites.
Placesnomore
Reddit.com
Imgur.com
Wikimapia
Googlemaps

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Section 4.    The northern end of James Dolittle Blvd, intersection with Charles Lindbergh Blvd. next to the Marriot hotel.


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Section 5.  Hardstand barely visible beneath fields in southeast corner and southern extension of Taxiway (Section 4).


THEN and NOW    Side by Side comparison

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  • HempsteadPlains.com
  • Lancasters at Mitchel
  • Newspapers and Magazines
  • USO
  • Roosevelt Field
  • USO Jones Beach
  • USO Mitchel Field
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  • Military Camps
  • Treason
  • AA & Ground Forces
  • Beneath the Shadow of Wings