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Doosobo Lakeshore Drive has served as both an emergency and planned runway over the decades.

In our last episode, we talked about the celebration

that surrounded the planned airplane landings, both for events at the Museum of Science and Industry.

It got us thinking about aviation in Chicago in general. And a historic person who comes to mind

is Bessie Coleman. You see Bessie Coleman Drive as you're headed

to O'Hare Airport. And she's the namesake for Coleman Library in Woodlawn. She was the first

black woman to get her pilot's license. She was well known for taking part in daring air shows. And she

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