An air taxi service was also planned between the seaplane bases in Manhattan and Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, which opened in 1930 as city's first municipal airport.

[2][3] Each of the new seaplane bases on the East River had a 86-by-56-foot (26 by 17 m) floating ramp that was constructed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard using Federal Emergency Relief Administration funds.

[4][8] Other facilities at Wall Street Skyport included a waiting room, fueling station, and parking for about 20 planes along a mooring boom.

[5] The East River seaplane base at Wall Street—along with the other seaplane base at East 31st Street, Floyd Bennett Field, and North Beach Airport—were included in a poster promoting New York City's municipal airports that was developed around 1937 for the Federal Art Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration.

[16] In July 1972, Downtown Airlines began operating scheduled seaplane service between Wall Street and Penn's Landing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia.

[17][18] The following year, Downtown Airlines replaced its six-passenger Piper Aztecs with larger DeHavilland Twin Otters that could carry 20 passengers and also provide more reliability by flying in poor weather and taking off in rougher water.

His journey began on January 24, 1949, at his company's plant in Palo Alto, California and stopped at over 30 cities along the way across the United States.