North Perry Field "Wagon-Wheel" layout. Copyright Pembroke Pines Historical Museum.
Located in the Village Community Center, the Pembroke Pines Historical Museum was established by the City of Pembroke Pines to house the collection started in 1980 by Estelle Kipnis and Gerry Witoshynsky. The Museum is under the direction of Pembroke Pines Historian Gerry Witoshynsky, a pioneer resident. The materials are available for interested residents, the general public, students, media, and researchers. Although the collection is primarily intended to preserve Pembroke Pines history, other materials of interest to the historian are also kept in the Museum.
The Museum is presenting a Continuing Exhibition of World War II and 65th Anniversary of North Perry Airport. North Perry Field was an outlying field of Miami Naval air Station in Opa Locka, Dade County. The wagon wheel layout of the field was designed to train pilots of the Grumman Wildcat planes for carrier landings. It was completed in 1943 and operated until 1945. Eventually, it was turned over to Broward County for use as a general aviation airport.
This Museum is looking for photos and stories of Pembroke Pines residents who are World War II veterans, and their families, to preserve and include in the exhibit. They are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Special hours may be arranged for students or group tours. Contact the Director Gerry Witoshynsky, during Museum hours at (954) 986-5049 or e-mail gerywito@comcast.net
Pembroke Pines Historical Museum
The Village Community Center
6700 SW 13th Street
Pembroke Pines, FL 33023
For more information: Visit their website
The Museum is presenting a Continuing Exhibition of World War II and 65th Anniversary of North Perry Airport. North Perry Field was an outlying field of Miami Naval air Station in Opa Locka, Dade County. The wagon wheel layout of the field was designed to train pilots of the Grumman Wildcat planes for carrier landings. It was completed in 1943 and operated until 1945. Eventually, it was turned over to Broward County for use as a general aviation airport.
This Museum is looking for photos and stories of Pembroke Pines residents who are World War II veterans, and their families, to preserve and include in the exhibit. They are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Special hours may be arranged for students or group tours. Contact the Director Gerry Witoshynsky, during Museum hours at (954) 986-5049 or e-mail gerywito@comcast.net
Pembroke Pines Historical Museum
The Village Community Center
6700 SW 13th Street
Pembroke Pines, FL 33023
For more information: Visit their website
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