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During the late 1960s and early 1970s, with airport planners projecting that annual passenger traffic at SFO would reach 23 million, a series of design, engineering, and construction projects were proposed.
This image was posted on June 08, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations.
This image was posted on June 07, 2017.
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On August 27, 1954, the new Central Terminal at SFO was dedicated.
This image was posted on May 25, 2017.
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Following WWII, commercial air traffic grew in importance and in scale.
This image was posted on May 18, 2017.
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A seldom-seen photo of SFO’s first two administration buildings, which briefly coexisted side-by-side.
This image was posted on May 11, 2017.
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San Francisco had the barest necessities of an airport—an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building—when it officially dedicated Mills Field on May 7, 1927.
This image was posted on May 08, 2017.
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There's a lot to see in this photo from 1967!
This image was posted on May 05, 2017.
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This year SFO turns 90!
This image was posted on May 04, 2017.
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When the Air Mail Act of 1925 was passed, the City and County of San Francisco recognized the economic importance of establishing a municipal airport as the western terminus of a transcontinental airmail route.
This image was posted on May 03, 2017.
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This year San Francisco International Airport is turning 90!
This image was posted on April 27, 2017.
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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.
This image was posted on April 22, 2017.
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The Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) has changed a lot since its construction in 1954.
This image was posted on April 20, 2017.
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