A reminiscence
I picked up an old (1959) timetable for TWA earlier in the fall for $5 at an antique store...
3 nonstops each way JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO, and ORD-LAX on 707s
More interesting, though are the int'l schedules (all on prop planes)
Sunday: JFK-LIS-MAD-Algiers-Tunis-FCO leave JFK at 1330, arr LIS at 0525, arr FCO at 1515, JFK-FRA-MXP-FCO-CAI, lv JFK 1630, arr FRA 1010, arr CAI 2305. PHL-JFK-CDG-FCO-ATH-TLV, JFK-LHR-FRA,ORD-LHR-FRA...
also ORD-LHR and JFK-BOS-SNN-PAR-ZRH-FCO.
In other words, long flights.
Other interesting things are the "Polar Route"--LAX-SFO-CDG-MXP-FCO. Leave LAX at 2230 on Tues. Arr SFO 2358 Tues. Leave SFO 0045 Wed Arr CDG 0440 on THURSDAY (you lose an entire day!) finally get to FCO at 0940.
They have a footnote "a fuel stop (s) may be necessary"
The return on the Polar route...Lv Rome 1715 on Thursday, arr CDG 2125, lv CDG 2230, arr SFO Friday at 1235, (again, fuel stop may be needed) and finally arrive LAX 1512.
JL