Verdugo Views: Some soaring memories of El Miradero

The Boston made an emergency landing in the North Atlantic in August, and it sank while being towed through high seas. Another plane was sent to Nova Scotia, where the crew rejoined the flight.

The three crews stopped in several U.S. cities, including Santa Monica, before returning to Seattle on September 28, 1924.

When the around-the-world flight was completed, Smith returned to El Miradero. “He stayed there for a week. I still have the flask he returned to Uncle Les,” Watson said.

The Chicago is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. A photo of the plane can be viewed on their website.

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To the Readers:

The column on sidewalk stamps has struck a chord with many readers. Here’s an email from another resident.

In 2006, before he was a council member, John Drayman thought up the “Glendale Sidewalk Treasure Hunt” in which residents were asked to hunt down the oldest sidewalk contractor stamps in Glendale, thus encouraging an interest in Glendale history and causing residents to venture outside of their neighborhood cocoons and walk around a bit to explore their city.

The Glendale City Council was the final judge in the contest.

The kick-off was covered here:

http://tinyurl.com/7s3ybes

The winners were covered here:

http://tinyurl.com/7do6j6h

Like history itself, few things under the sun are new, including sidewalk history.

Marie Lerio