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Marshall Moxom was a San Francisco-based photographer active between the late 1930s & mid-1970s. During this time, Moxom frequently worked at SFO, where he made aerial photographs and documented terminal construction, events, and airport personnel. #MarshallMoxom #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 12, 2024.
Today is the grand opening of the final phase of Harvey Milk Terminal 1! The new area in HMT1 includes: new concessions, 2 new boarding gates, a new security check point, a walkway connecting HMT1 to T2, 11 SFAC public artworks, 2 new Museum galleries, and more! #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 17, 2024.
Marshall Moxom (1916–2007) was a San Francisco-based photographer active between the late 1930s and mid-1970s. This image was posted on August 12, 2024. #marshallmoxom #sfohistory
Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the Aviation Library & Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s waiting room and incorporates many similar architectural features. The 1937 waiting room measured 83 ft by 43 ft. #52Objects #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 26, 2023.
Although the four hangars were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. For disassembly and relocation, central attach points for the hangars’ steel frame were fastened with nuts and bolts rather than rivets. #MillsField #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 10, 2023.
#OnThisDay the 1937, @flysfo's second airport terminal was dedicated. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building included a four-story control tower, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and a passenger waiting room with terrazzo floors & a stenciled ceiling #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
The administration building cost $160,000 in 1937 and within the first year of operation saw 53,398 persons in passenger traffic. #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2023.
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. This image was posted on March 26, 2024. #sfohistory #sfhistory #womeninaviation #avgeek #womenshistorymonth
Inspired by San Francisco Airport’s 1937 terminal building, the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum is an architectural adaptation of the 1937 terminal’s interior and incorporates many similar architectural features. This image was posted on December 26, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory #sfomuseum #avgeek
San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal officially opened to the public on December 10, 2000. This image was posted on December 11, 2023.
Many objects preserved in museums are just that, preserved for future generations. This image was posted on October 30, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory
By October 1928, all four hangars located at Mills Field were finished. This image was posted on October 10, 2023. #52objects #millsfield #sfohistory #avgeek
In late August 1954, the new Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated during a three-day ceremony. This image was posted on August 28, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek
Do you recognize this building? This design drawing of one of SFO’s most recognizable buildings, was sketched by architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1995 (big hint!). #52Objects #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 24, 2023.
Happy Birthday SFO! The airport was dedicated on May 7, 1927. Hangar No. 4 built in in early 1928, stood until 1999. This truss section from Hangar No. 4 is now on display in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” located in the SkyTerrace. #52Objects #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 2023.
What did @flySFO look like #onthisday in 1940? The 1937 Terminal and Hangars 1-4 are visible, as are the runways. Beginning in 1935 as part of FDR’s New Deal, runway “C” was extended from 1,900 to 3,000 feet. (The runways now measure 7,650 and 11,870 feet!) #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.
We haven’t seen a voting machine like this in a long time; if you look closely, you’ll find an interesting assortment of state and city propositions on the 1962 ballot. Remember to cast your ballot today! #vote #voting #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on November 08, 2022.
The Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco was commissioned #onthisday in 1940. Have you ever seen the Coast Guard building at SFO? #avgeek #SFOhistory #CoastGuard This tweet was posted on November 15, 2022.
Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. Browse over one hundred and fifty photos from its construction in our online database: https://t.co/b70eOVeJLL #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO #MillsFieldSFO This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Excluded from civilian work as an airline pilot due to her gender, Crookston switched gears and was hired by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1942 as an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Learn more about Maxine Crookston Schmidt in “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace and online at: https://t.co/aL3GtInqlj The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in Terminal 2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. Born in Salt Lake City, Crookston dreamed of flying as a child. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Maxine Crookston transferred to San Francisco in 1946 and became the first female air traffic control watch supervisor in the country. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
“I got interested in air traffic controlling because of my love for aviation…Flying was complete happiness to me.” —Maxine Crookston (Schmidt), 2015 #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Take a walk through the past! Our collection includes many interior photos of the airport through the years, over one hundred and thirty of which are online: https://t.co/2ZN5zkSnR4 #AvGeek #SFOHistory #airport This tweet was posted on December 21, 2022.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day. #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
A matching building for the complex airfield lighting system sat adjacent to the hangars, and by the end of the decade, two-way radio communications were required for all aircraft. #MillsField #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A new administration and terminal building, designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, was also completed in 1937. The building included a four-story control tower, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and a grand passenger waiting room with terrazzo floors. #MillsField #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
In the 1930s, as commercial aviation evolved into a more practical mode of transportation, San Francisco Airport launched a series of major improvements. By 1937, more than 790,000 sq ft of concrete runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking were in place. #MillsField #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
See “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” is on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/fDFrgJuRu7 The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. #MillsField #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. Which terminal at SFO is this? #SFOHistory #AvGeek #TriviaTuesday This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
Her achievements included replacing artificial plants with live ones, pushing for shops and restaurants to reflect San Francisco’s culture, designing terminals with light and airy open spaces, and initiating the exhibition program, which became us! #52Objects #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
Ruth Kadish was the first woman to serve on the San Francisco Airport Commission upon being appointed in 1976 by Mayor George Moscone; she served until 1984. She was a champion for humanizing and beautifying the airport environment. #52Objects #SFOHistory #WomenHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 13, 2023.
#Onthisday in 1927, San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport. The terms were for 3 years at $1,500 per year for a “temporary and experimental” municipal airport. This original tract of land remains part of SFO today. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 15, 2023.
There was beautiful weather #onthisday in 1966! From this aerial photograph, you can see the Tanforan Racetrack, Candlestick Park, and all the way north toward city of San Francisco! #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 23, 2023.
San Francisco International Airport became the fourth busiest in the nation in 1962. This image was posted on August 07, 2023. #52objects #sfohistory