Paine Field in Everett added “Seattle” to its name this week – becoming Seattle Paine Field International Airport. The new name generated a lot of media attention and conversation, and riled up a lot of people, too.
The wisdom of this “branding” move may be debatable to some, but retaining “Paine” as part of the name keeps alive the history of an interesting figure with deep ties to Everett and the romantic days of early aviation.
Paine Field was officially named on July 22, 1941 – 82 years ago this week – and it was done so in honor of Topliff Olin Paine, whose nickname was “Top” for short
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