I have to send a shout-out to my friend Mark A. for sending me the link to a slideshow developed by the New York Times. The show is photos on the development of JFK International Airport -- or Idlewild, as it was first known.

The airport is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Unfortunately, many photos from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the airport's development were lost on 9/11.  But enjoy these shots courtesy of the New York Times.