Dec 30, 2018
Helicopter passenger service on the roof of the Pan Am Building, 1966. The helipad operated from 1965 to 1968, allowing lucky New Yorkers to fly right into midtown. It briefly reopened in 1977 but after a sideways landing killed five including one woman at street level who was struck by a rotor blade, the helipad was retired and company went out of business. #waltergropius #nychistory #panam #panambuilding #metlifebuilding #chryslerbuilding #midtown #helicopter #nyc #midtownnyc #grandcentral #grandcentralterminal #urbanism #skyscraper #bladeheli (at MetLife Building) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsB7PJ-l_HD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ri8knsvyb2fb