Incredible Photos Of Immigrants Arriving At Ellis Island

The End of an Era

After this, the buildings on Ellis Island began to fall into disrepair. Many people who emigrated to the United States were finding other methods of transportation. Flying was becoming a more popular way of travel, and many people who were moving to the United States chose to travel by air rather than by sea. It was much quicker to fly than to take a ship, which could take several weeks and lead to illness as people often lived in cramped quarters. There was also the fact that people on planes would not have to experience seasickness for days on end!