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#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began to purchase the property of Mills Field, which would become San Francisco International Airport. This image was posted on August 30, 2021. #sfohistory #sfo #sanfrancisco #sfhistory #avgeek
If you were flying high above the airport in 1930, this would have been your view. This image was posted on August 19, 2021. #nationalaviationday #throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory
In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines, which operated local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland, introduced a new transbay route operated by a hovercraft. This image was posted on August 11, 2021. #throwbackthursday #sfohistory
#Onthisday in 2019, the first flight landed at SFO’s new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This image was posted on July 23, 2021. #sfohistory #harveymilkterminal1 #harveymilkexhibition
Century Pacific Air Lines was one of the early commercial airline companies to operate at Mills Field. This image was posted on June 22, 2021. #sfohistory #avgeek #airline #aviationhistory
Beyond the view of the passenger hall of the 1937 Administration Building, were a restaurant, beverage room, and kitchen. This image was posted on June 08, 2021. #sfohistory #airport #1930s #architecturaldrawing
Are you as excited as we are that the Sky Terrace @flysfo is reopening? This image was posted on May 25, 2021. #sfo1954 #sfohistory #skyterrace #airport #avgeek
#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. This image was posted on May 07, 2021. #sfohistory #sfhistory #airport #aviationhistory #avgeek
Given how much and how quickly airports have evolved, it’s almost unfathomable to think that one of the buildings from the era of the 1937 Administrative Building remained until 1997. This image was posted on April 06, 2021. #sfohistory #airport #architecture #terminaltuesday
The San Francisco Airport of yore paid just as much attention to detail to the look and feel of its passenger areas as it does today. This image was posted on March 23, 2021. #terminaltuesday #sfohistory #airport #airportarchitecture #1930s
As the commercial aviation industry grew in the early 1930s, it became apparent that San Francisco Airport needed to enlarge and enhance their passenger facilities. This image was posted on March 16, 2021. #terminaltuesday #sfohistory #airport #airportarchitechture #1930s
We had a request recently for some #TerminalTuesday posts, and where better to start than at the beginning? This image was posted on March 09, 2021. #sfohistory #millsfield #airport #1920s