The Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical University—first established at 1338 South Michigan Avenue in 1929 as the school for the Curtiss Flying Service and reorganized in 1933 as the Aeronautical University, Inc.—served as an important entry point for many of the country’s pioneering African American pilots, including John C. Robinson, Cornelius Coffey, Harold Hurd, Janet Bragg, and Willa Brown.