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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
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Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
#sfohistory #scripophily #airport #bond #publicworks #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
Large construction projects at SFO, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, are often funded through the issue and sale of municipal bonds.
This image was posted on July 27, 2018.
#sfohistory #scripophily #airport #bond #publicworks #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks
With passenger numbers surpassing twenty million per year in the 1980s, and greatly exceeding that with the added population of “meeters and greeters,” SFO began upgrading amenities and providing an increasing array of concessions.
This image was posted on July 19, 2018.
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What did SFO look like in 1970?
This image was posted on July 12, 2018.
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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, 2018.
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Lufthansa Airlines' inaugural flight landed in #SFO #onthisday in 1960 from Frankfurt, Germany.
This image was posted on May 14, 2018.
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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 #onthisday in 1927.
This image was posted on May 07, 2018.
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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 #onthisday in 1927.
This image was posted on May 07, 2018.
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What did SFO look like in the 1940s?
This image was posted on May 03, 2018.
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Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks.
This image was posted on April 22, 2018.
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On April 19 and 20, 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show that brought large numbers of people to Mills Field.
This image was posted on April 20, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 2011, the new Terminal 2 opened at SFO.
This image was posted on April 14, 2018.
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Happy Birthday #UnitedAirlines!
This image was posted on April 06, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1970, the first Boeing 747 widebody jumbojet operated by TWA (Trans World Airlines) departed from San Francisco International Airport for New York City.
This image was posted on April 05, 2018.
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Terminal 1 is currently being renovated, but we can look back in time at it using our collection.
This image was posted on March 30, 2018.
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Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was deeply involved in commercial aviation's development and early airline planning.
This image was posted on March 23, 2018.
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#OnThisDay in 1959, the inaugural jetliner flight from SFO to New York departed.
This image was posted on March 20, 2018.
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#Onthisday in 1927 the City and County of San Francisco signed a lease with the Mills Estate for 150 acres to use as an airport.
This image was posted on March 15, 2018.
#throwbackthursday #sfhistory #sfohistory #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #sanfrancisco #tbt
Happy Pi Day!
This image was posted on March 14, 2018.
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Happy Pi Day!
This image was posted on March 14, 2018.
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Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
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Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
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Being an air traffic controller means coordinating multiple arriving and departing airplanes.
This image was posted on February 23, 2018.
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Did you know there was a Bank of America branch at SFO in the 1950s?
This image was posted on January 12, 2018.
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During World War II, Pan American Airways moved their flying boat operations from Treasure Island to SFO's Seaplane Harbor.
This image was posted on December 28, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1932, Pacific Air Transport (PAT), part of United Air Lines, became a tenant at San Francisco Airport.
This image was posted on December 22, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1941, San Francisco Airport became an U.S. Army Air Corps training and staging facility.
This image was posted on December 07, 2017.
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Among the early photos of SFO is this picture of United Air Lines' modest ticket counter in the airport's original administrative building.
This image was posted on November 30, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1937, the second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated.
This image was posted on October 24, 2017.
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#Onthisday last year, SFO's new air traffic control tower was activated.
This image was posted on October 11, 2017.
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#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport.
This image was posted on October 05, 2017.
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In 1962, San Francisco International Airport ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S.
This image was posted on September 28, 2017.
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Built in 1954, a spacious restaurant named the International Room provided panoramic views of the airfield at SFO.
This image was posted on September 21, 2017.
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#OnThisDay in 1963, the first major addition to the 1954 terminal at San Francisco International Airport was dedicated.
This image was posted on September 15, 2017.
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Do you recognize this sculpture?
This image was posted on September 14, 2017.
#throwbackthursday #tbt #sfohistory #sfhistory #peace #beniaminobufano #avgeek #avationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #aviation4u #aviationdaily #sfo #bufano