On this day in Lexington history: May 28, 1927—Halley Field officially opened as Lexington’s first airport. On what was little more than a cleared grassy field Lexington was officially open for air travel. The land was owned by a Dr. Samuel H. Halley and the manager of the airport was a noted WW1 pilot Ted Kincannon. Despite logistical limitations the site was used for air shows and flight trainings; small aircraft used the field for takeoff and landing as well. Notably, the famous pilot Charles Lindbergh landed at the airport in March of 1928 to visit a friend. In 1934, the site—located along Leestown Road near Boiling Springs Drive at historic marker 2440—was converted back to farmland and later became Meadowthorpe subdivision. #LexHistory #250lex Today's post was written by Spring 2025 Lexington History Museum intern, Durbin Tinsley. Image: Air Climbers of America, April 27, 1930, Lafayette Studios photographs: 1930s decade, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center. (fb)

On this day in Lexington history: May 27, 2004—At around 10:00 pm the night of May 27 a tornado ripped through the north part of Lexington, hitting particularly hard the Masterson Station area. The tornado produced winds up to 200 mph and damaged at least 150 homes across north Lexington neighborhoods; six people were injured in the storm. With millions of dollars with of damage the storm was classified as an F-3 tornado. #LexHistory #250lex Today's post was written by Spring 2025 Lexington History Museum intern, Durbin Tinsley. Image: Aerial photo of damage, courtesy of WKYT. (fb)