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Hangar No. 1, the first aircraft hangar at Mills Field, was located 150 feet to the south of the original administration building and completed in September 1927. Lettering on the roof identified the airport from above. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Three more hangars of similar size and construction were added in early 1928, and although they were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Hangar No. This image was posted on October 25, 2022. #sfohistory #millsfield #airport #avgeek #aviationhistory
Designed in the International Style, SFO’s 1954 Terminal was a seven-story building and employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. This image was posted on October 04, 2022. #sfohistory #sfo #avgeek #sfo1954 #airport
Our newest blog post is live! This image was posted on October 03, 2022. #sfohistory #avgeek #airport #cargo
Want to nerd out about airport history? This image was posted on September 29, 2022. #sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. This image was posted on September 23, 2022. #avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #sfo #airport
Did you know SFO Museum has the freestanding schedule board from San Francisco Airport’s 1937 passenger terminal? This image was posted on September 19, 2022. #avgeek #sfohistory
#Onthisday in 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at Mills Field in his history-making Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis." This image was posted on September 16, 2022. #avgeek #charleslindbergh #sfhistory #sfohistory
To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals including at San Francisco Airport, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. This image was posted on August 23, 2022. #sfo1954 #sfohistory #avgeek #airport
During the mid-1920s, San Francisco leaders envisioned their city as the western terminus of a new transcontinental air mail system. This image was posted on July 25, 2022. #avgeek #millsfield #sfohistory #airport
Did you know our collections website has a recently acquired objects button? This image was posted on June 15, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory #airport #collections #museumlife
#OnThisDay in 1927, the Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco officially began operations. This image was posted on June 07, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfhistory #sfohistory
Do you know that you can search our collection website by airport? This image was posted on June 06, 2022. #avgeek #aviationhistory #sfohistory #airport #collections #museumlife
As part of #AAPI Heritage Month, we’re celebrating some of @flySFO’s own trailblazers! This image was posted on May 13, 2022. #aapihm #aapiheritagemonth #sfohistory
One of our favorite features on our collection’s website is the ‘Random Object’ button, which is a fun way to get a speed tour through our online holdings. This image was posted on May 09, 2022. #collections #sfohistory #museumlife #airport
#Onthisday in 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO. The remodeled terminal opened with fourteen common-use gates, LEED Gold certification, and industry leading amenities, in addition to a renowned collection of public art and a new gallery for us! #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on April 13, 2022.
Construction of a new terminal at San Francisco Airport began in 1951. Designed in the International Style, the seven-story building employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
See "The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal" on display in the SkyTerrace and online at: https://t.co/zF42RVXD05 The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in Terminal 2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm and it is free! https://t.co/oOlmCB27Yp #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
The airline industry soared to new heights in the 1950s. Driven by great advances in aviation technology and a burgeoning consumer market, new commercial airliners introduced the future of air travel to the next generation of passengers. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
To keep pace with the revolution in commercial aviation, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
SFO Museum is proud to announce the launch of our new collections’ website! Search through over 30,000 objects from our aviation collection. Take a look here: https://t.co/6UsAK6Y8WU #collections #museumlife #SFOHistory #AvGeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on January 12, 2022.
Ever wonder what the approach to @flySFO was like in 1962? It was pretty simple, with an "open all night" gas station in front. The South Terminal (now Harvey Milk Terminal 1) was just being built to accommodate growing passenger numbers. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 28, 2021.
Crookston dreamed of flying as a child. She served with the Civil Air Patrol as a survey pilot and with the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor, but she was excluded from work as an airline pilot due to her gender. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
Happy birthday to us! Opened #OnThisDay in 2000, the Aviation Museum & Library turns 21 this year! It will re-open to visitors early next year with a new gallery, new exhibitions, and even new carpet! We can’t wait to welcome you back. #SFOHistory 📸: Under construction in 1999 This tweet was posted on December 10, 2021.
Hired by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1942 as an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City, she transferred to San Francisco in 1946 and became the first female air traffic control watch supervisor in the country. #SFOHistory #avgeek #SFO #SFHistory This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
Learn more about Maxine Crookston Schmidt in our exhibition, “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace & online at: https://t.co/aL3GtInqlj The SkyTerrace, located pre-security in T2, is open Friday-Monday from 10am to 6pm. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. #SFOHistory #avgeek #SFO #SFHistory This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.
A grand Spanish Colonial Revival-style passenger terminal, complete with a modern four-story control tower, also opened in 1937—crowning the first phase of expansion at @flysfo. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.
As airline travel became more reliable during the 1930s, San Francisco’s airport initiated major improvements to keep pace. By 1937, SFO had paved and widened runways and taxiways to welcome heavier and faster airliners such as the Douglas DC-3. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on November 23, 2021.
Why, yes. @flySFO has always looked great at night, too. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday #TBT This tweet was posted on November 04, 2021.
See “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” on display in the SkyTerrace. The SkyTerrace is open Friday through Monday pre-security in Terminal 2. https://t.co/aL3GtIF1cR #MillsFieldSFO #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. For close to a century, the airport reinvented itself numerous times. Looking out over the busy runways and terminals today, one can only imagine the lonely stretch of pastureland that predated SFO. #MillsFieldSFO #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 18, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began to purchase the property of Mills Field, which would become @flySFO. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.
By 1930, weather studies confirmed that Mills Field was the best possible location for an airport, and San Francisco began a ten-year purchasing program with the Mills Estate to acquire 1,112 acres. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.
On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Harvey Milk Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport. This was the Airport's first major addition since the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) was completed in 1954. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 14, 2021.