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Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water canon salute performed by airport fire trucks. The addition of the North Terminal continued the circular growth pattern at SFO. With the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) in place, the 1954 terminal building was renamed the Central Terminal, and was later known as the International Terminal, and now as Terminal 2. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), groundbreaking ceremony for North Terminal, 1971. SFO Museum Collection. 2011.032.2542
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