45. The ATLANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 

Virginia Ave., about one-half mile east of Hapeville, one of the largest of such stations in the United States, provides mail and passenger service for the Eastern and Delta air lines. This property, formerly known as Candler Field, was first developed as a flying field through private funds in 1925 and was purchased by the city in 1929. Later the work was completed through municipal, county, and Federal appropriations.

Partly encircled by shops and hangars stands the severely simple stucco administration building, which houses not only the executive offices but mail and weather services, flight surgeon's headquarters, and the inspection division of the United States Department of Commerce. Ticket offices are maintained on the lower floor. When the large airplanes land on the paved runways, the space in front of this building becomes suddenly crowded with passengers, spectators, uniformed attendants, and newspaper reporters. The Atlanta Journal broadcasts daily a radio program, in which alighting or embarking passengers are interviewed in regard to their businesses and their impressions of the city.

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