They would land then taxi to the chain link gate, do a 180 and leave one engine idling as they dropped and picked up passengers.
To this day, I still smile when I see one and hear that radial at idle. Pure music!!!
I was but a wee lad during WW2 and was fascinated with airplanes. Got to where I could tell the planes apart by their sound. Still can. Nothing like those reciprocating engines to stir something primitive in a man!