West Side Airlines Terminal

The West Side Airlines Terminal once stood at the corner of West Forty-second Street and Tenth Avenue as a vital gateway for air travelers. When it opened in 1955, the four-story, five-million-dollar building acted as a dedicated bus station designed to bypass the legendary Manhattan traffic. By providing direct access to the Lincoln Tunnel, the terminal cut the travel time for airport-bound passengers to Newark down to just twenty-one minutes. Travelers arrived at this facility to purchase tickets, check their luggage, and board buses for their flights, effectively turning this corner of Hell's Kitchen into a transit hub for major airlines like American, TWA, and United.