Tournament Park

Tournament Park was the official terminus of the first transcontinental airplane flight, where Calbraith (Cal) Perry Rodgers landed on November 5, 1911, after taking off from Sheepshead Bay New York on September 17, 1911. Earlier flights connected to the park included Roy Knabenshue piloting his dirigible from here on March 20, 1909, and Charles Willard landing here in his airplane on March 31, 1911. Other early events at the park included balloon flights, horse races including chariot races, east-west football games, and displays of Tournament of Roses floats.

Pasadena, California · United States