Book talk and signing with Nina Fresco, author of First Around the World: The History of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Join us at Proteus Air Services for a book talk and signing with Nina Fresco, author of First Around the World: The History of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport. Nina will read passages from the book and have copies available for purchase.

During the 1920s, aviation was new, expanding, and brimming with potential to become a great industry, and Santa Monica did not want to be left behind. So when the city was offered a strip of dirt near Ocean Park Boulevard to serve as the Santa Monica Municipal Air Field in 1921, it jumped at the chance and made history.

Author Nina Fresco brings the rich history of Santa Monica Airport to life in this compelling look at aviation in Southern California and its dramatic impact on the City of Santa Monica in the 20th Century! – Mike Machat, Curator, Santa Monica Museum of Flying