MacArthur Airport | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Long Island MacArthur Airport (LIMA) was founded by Islip, Long Island, NY’s town board in 1943 in response to World-War-II defense needs. It originally featured three runways and facilitated passenger and cargo transportation. It became an economic lifeblood in Islip, bringing industry to the area. In the 1950s, industrial and interior design Donald Deskey invested in the land surrounding the airport and in ’56 was elected chairman of the board of Airport Industries, Inc.[1] Deskey sold his acreage in 1974 [2], but during his involvement with the project developed through Donald Deskey Associates a number of speculative designs for passenger and cargo monorails as well as a frozen food shipment and... more.

We have 7 objects that MacArthur Airport has been involved with.

Drawing, Design for Monorail Station, MacArthur Airport, Long Island, NY

Drawing, Design for Monorail, MacArthur Airport, Long Island, NY

Drawing of a design for a monorail track viewed from below, depicting a large pylon track, with two sets of two cone shaped steel girders in a triangular formation holding up a thin, straight, silver path. Along the track an oblong shaped, futuristic red, blue and silver vehicle moves, heading towards our right. The track is set in a mid blue ground against a backdrop of deep blue, rectangular cliffs and a pale blue sky.

Drawing, Design for Monorail Cargo System, MacArthur Airport, Long Island, NY

MacArthur Airport has collaborated with
Donald Deskey Associates and
Russell Heston.

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