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Beyond the view of the passenger hall of the 1937 Administration Building, were a restaurant, beverage room, and kitchen. The first successful restaurant in this building was started by David Rasmussen shortly after the building opened. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 08, 2021.
Thirty-seven planes, participating in a State Aeronautical Conference, sat on the ground during the brief dedication ceremony and then roared down the dirt airstrip to fly on to Sacramento. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. San Francisco had the barest necessities for an airport - an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building - when the dedication took place. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.
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. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
The diminutive field lighting control building was constructed in the same Spanish Revival style as the 1937 Administrative Building, with attention to detail given to even the decorative elements within the window grills and vents. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
The field lighting control building was originally located across a parking lot from Hangar No. 2 (at bottom, center of historic image). By the time it was torn down, it was just west of the end of runway 28L. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
The day after the facility opened on October 24, 1937, the San Francisco Chronicle declared, “San Francisco has finally taken its rightful place as one of the Nation’s major terminals.” #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The new building included a 4-story control tower, meteorological observation platform, and weather department offices, in addition to a spacious passenger waiting room and numerous amenities. It was dedicated and opened to the public on October 24, 1937. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
The stair and balcony railings were done in antique wrought iron that matched the light fixtures, and two chandeliers hung from the stenciled ceiling. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The San Francisco Airport of yore paid just as much attention to detail to the look and feel of its passenger areas as @flySFO does today. The 1937 Administration Building cost $160,000 to build and was funded through the Federal Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The woodwork was oak, the countertops were of Belgian black marble travertine, and the floor was patterned in a four-color terrazzo. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
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. Construction began in 1936 for a new administration building. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
Designed in a modernized Spanish Revival style, the new Administration Building measured 88 feet by 206 feet and was sited where the 1927 building stood. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
Filed under both "Fun fact" and "They did what?": the original 1927 Administration Building was relocated to the north and the two structures coexisted for several years. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1928: Hangar No. 2 was under construction at Mills Field. It was followed soon after with Hangars 3 and 4. Renting an overnight spot within cost $1.50 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 01, 2021.
Built in 1954, a spacious restaurant named the International Room provided panoramic views of the airfield at SFO. Located in the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2), it was a popular dining location, even for celebrities like Audie Murphy! #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on January 14, 2021.
Today the International Terminal turns 20! Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, it was part of the largest public works project in Northern California at the time. What are your favorite memories of our International Terminal? #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 10, 2020.
On October 11, 2016, @flySFO’s new air traffic control tower was officially put into operation. It stands 221 feet tall and was built to withstand lightning strikes and a magnitude 8 earthquake. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 09, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field was completed. The Airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 23, 2020.
On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Harvey Milk Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport. This was the first major addition since the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) was completed in 1954.#MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 15, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony for SFO's new terminal building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. What is your favorite SFO memory? #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 27, 2020.
Happy Labor Day! Thank you to all of the essential workers who keep SFO running smoothly and safely, both now and over our past ninety-three years. Image: San Francisco International Airport (SFO). late 1960s. 2011.032.0633 #MuseumFromHome #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on September 07, 2020.
Thank you again and always to the Airport’s custodial staff, past and present! We appreciate your work to keep the airport clean for the health and safety of travelers and employees alike. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 13, 2020.
Now a staple of airports around the world, the enclosed passenger boarding bridge arrived in the late 1950s. An experimental, passenger loading bridge installed at SFO in 1959 for @AmericanAir, was one of the earliest jet bridges in the world. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 30, 2020.
What was happening #onthisday in 1970 at the airport? This photograph taken by Marshall Moxom shows the entrance road and directional signs at San Francisco International Airport. Do you remember this entrance? #FlashbackFriday #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1983, Central Terminal was rededicated as the International Terminal. Constructed between 1951 and 1954, the Central Terminal ushered SFO into the jet age. It served as the International Terminal until the current IT opened in 2000. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 13, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2019, the first flight landed at SFO’s new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Nine gates opened with Southwest Airlines and JetBlue flights arriving and departing from the terminal. Have you been to SFO’s newest terminal? #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on July 23, 2020.
Did you know that in the 1960s there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? From the 1960s to the 1980s, SFO Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights from SFO to destinations around the Bay Area. #SFOHistory #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 26, 2020.
Happy Birthday San Francisco International Airport! The dedication ceremony of Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, the original name of SFO, took place #onthisday in 1927. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 07, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. Completed in 1954 as the Central Terminal, T2 has gone through many remodels, including this one in the early 1980s that updated the control tower. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 14, 2020.
From the beginning, they have been there: SFO Museum would like to say a special thank you to the custodians taking care of the airport! #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 17, 2020.
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 & speeches by Airport Director James Kennedy Carr and Mayor Joseph Alioto. #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on April 22, 2020.
Officially opened to the public #onthisday in 2000, the International Terminal at SFO was then the largest public works project in Northern California. Have you ever flown out of our International Terminal? #SFOHistory @flySFO Photo by Alain McLaughlin. This tweet was posted on December 10, 2019.
Pancake Palace used to be a restaurant in the old International Terminal (now Terminal 2) at @flysfo. It boasted 14 different varieties of pancakes in the 1960s. Did you ever dine there? Which pancake would you order? #SFOHistory #nationalpancakeday This tweet was posted on September 26, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" at Mills Field. San Francisco celebrated the famous aviator by declaring the day “Lindbergh Day." #SFOHistory #SFHistory #CharlesLindbergh This tweet was posted on September 16, 2019.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1961? What do you notice about the airport? Our collection features over 7,000 photos of @flySFO from 1927 to the present day. https://t.co/wmlxLTXLIv #SFOHistory #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 05, 2019.