The play is set in a terminal of LaGuardia Airport, May 15th, 1953. LaGuardia Airport, situated in Queens, is the smallest of the three airports serving New York. Originally named the New York Municipal Airport when it opened in 1939, it was later rededicated LaGuardia in 1947 after former mayor Fiorella LaGuardia who was also one of the main proponets of the site.

Read more about the airport.

Watch a short film to see what a typical airport looked like in 1948. Runs about 10 minutes.
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Airport 1948 - 64kb.rm (kinda small)
Airport 1948 - 256kb.rm (recommended)