US mail plane at Grand Central Air Terminal

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A tractor pushes this American Airlines US mail plane away on the landing at the Grand Central Air Terminal, located at 1310 Air Way in Glendale. Since this view is of the rear of the plane, all of the identifying numbers are visible including NC 16004 which identifies it as a DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) which was an early version of a DC-3. Passengers are visible through the windows. Low lying buildings and the mountains can be seen in the background.The Grand Central Air Terminal was designed by Henry L. Gogerty in 1928 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with zig-zag moderne elements. The terminal is a City of Glendale registered landmark. The airport was officially closed on July 15, 1959 and has been replaced with a warehouse district, but the main terminal survives.