NY Times article about LGA and Shea

[Patriot328]

The Maspeth red and white check towers?

yeah, they've been gone for several years.

Yep, those are the ones... I remember flying into there and missed the NOTAM saying they were gone... we were a little confused when we were looking for them..

 

[Colonel Savage]

Yep, those are the ones... I remember flying into there and missed the NOTAM saying they were gone... we were a little confused when we were looking for them..

You should watch the History Channel more. They had a show about the demolition of the tanks. They looked a lot bigger from ground level, until they brought them down.