I grew up near one of these [0]. My friends and I would go to the air traffic control hut just to hang out and watch planes. There was also a vending machine wh

I grew up near one of these [0]. My friends and I would go to the air traffic control hut just to hang out and watch planes. There was also a vending machine where we could buy soda (enticing for kids in a rural area with not many services). The airstrip had a role to play in WWII apparently something that was mentioned when developers wanted to build a large condo complex there and local opposition mounted to scuttle the project (NIMBY in retrospect). I remember an accident when two planes landed too close together if memory serves correct and killed one of the pilots. Anyway, I loved that little airport checking out the parked Cessna's and watching planes land and take off. The landing flight path was right above our house. Over the years the trees grew taller and we could no longer see the landing strip from our house. The red fuel towers were there until recently (long after the airport closed, probably had toxic waste that required elaborate cleanup), but apparently no longer there[1]. Good times... [0] http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY_SE.htm#mahopac http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY_SE.htm#maho... [1] https://goo.gl/maps/99chYDHCWkFmbhku5 https://goo.gl/maps/99chYDHCWkFmbhku5