Isla Grande Airport (old Naval Air Station) – San Juan PR

Description

What was then the San Juan Naval Air Station, now Isla Grande Airport in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was developed in substantial part with Work Projects Administration (WPA) labor. Nearly $2,000,000 were expended on such infrastructure development projects at the behest of the U.S. Navy and War Departments.

Source notes

Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-169).

https://ww2db.com/facility/Isla_Grande_Naval_Air_Station/

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 17, 2019.

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Location Info


Isla Grande Airport
San Juan, PR

Coordinates: 18.455761, -66.097925

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