place

Penn Field (Airfield)

Defunct airports in TexasWorld War I airfields in the United StatesWorld War I sites in the United States
Penn Field Texas
Penn Field Texas

Penn Field is a former World War I military airfield, located in Austin, Texas. It operated as a radio training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1919. The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1918 after the United States entry into World War I.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Penn Field (Airfield) (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Penn Field (Airfield)
South Congress Avenue, Austin

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Penn Field (Airfield)Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 30.226666666667 ° E -97.76 °
placeShow on map

Address

South Congress Avenue 3601
78704 Austin
Texas, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Penn Field Texas
Penn Field Texas
Share experience

Nearby Places

Bouldin Creek, Austin, Texas
Bouldin Creek, Austin, Texas

Bouldin Creek is a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, originally created at the turn of the 20th century. It features several historic homes remaining from that era and countless more from the period of rapid growth in the 1920s and 1930s that followed. Bouldin Creek is also diverse, with a variety of cultures, backgrounds, and architectural styles blending together. Bouldin Creek is bordered by South Congress to the east, the Union Pacific railroad track to the west, Barton Springs to the north, and West Oltorf to the south. It includes two major commercial areas, South First and South Congress. Given its proximity to these areas, and to downtown Austin, the neighborhood has changed dramatically as result of gentrification. The neighborhood has several local historical sites including the Victorian mansion Green Pastures, which once belonged to Austinite John Henry Faulk, and the St. Anne African Methodist Episcopal Church (originally constructed in 1916) on Newton Street. In the South First area, the Mexican bakeries, tattoo parlors, art galleries, and unusual shops reflect the changing ethnic and social identity of the neighborhood. Another integral part of the neighborhood is the Texas School for the Deaf. The campus occupies the entire area bounded by South Congress, Elizabeth Street, Barton Springs Road, and South First. Originally created in the mid-19th century, the school underwent a massive renovation and expansion during the early 1990s. The Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association (BCNA, http://www.bouldincreek.org/) arbitrates development and city initiatives with the neighborhood's residents.