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If you were flying high above @flysfo in 1930, this would have been your view. In this composite aerial photo, created by photographer George E. Russell, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, and South San Francisco are all recognizable. #NationalAviationDay #TBT #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 19, 2021.
However, this trial run of a commercial hovercraft lasted about a year. Do you remember seeing these hovercrafts? #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines, which operated local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland, introduced a new Transbay route operated by a hovercraft. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
The Westland SRN-5 held 15 passengers and traveled at speeds up to 50 knots between Oakland International Airport, downtown San Francisco, and San Francisco International Airport. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday
This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.
On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport.
This image was posted on April 20, 2022.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #avgeek #aviationhistory
The first airport terminal in the world named for an LGBTQ leader, Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features our exhibition “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope.” #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition
This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
#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 new terminal. #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition
This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
With images, correspondence, and campaign materials on display, our exhibition provides a glimpse into Milk’s life, including his activism and ascendance as a political leader in San Francisco. #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition
This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
“Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” is on display pre-security in the Harvey Milk Terminal 1. https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition
This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.
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 2011, the newly renovated Terminal 2 opened at SFO.
This image was posted on April 13, 2022.
#sfohistory #airport #japonisme
The airline industry soared to new heights in the 1950s.
This image was posted on February 23, 2022.
#sfohistory #avgeek #sfo #sfhistory
NEW Blog Alert!
This image was posted on February 15, 2022.
#maps #cartography #behindthescenes #blog #sfohistory #sfhistory
Ever wonder what it was like to drive into @flysfo in 1962?
This image was posted on December 28, 2021.
#sfohistory #sfhistory #1960s #airport
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 December 13, 2021.
#sfohistory #avgeek #sfo #sfhistory
Happy birthday to us!
This image was posted on December 10, 2021.
#happybirthday #sfohistory #onthisday
Each airport around the world is assigned a three-letter IATA (International Air Transport Association) code to make them easily and quickly identifiable.
This image was posted on December 06, 2021.
#avgeek #sfo #sfohistory
As airline travel became more reliable during the 1930s, San Francisco’s airport initiated major improvements to keep pace.
This image was posted on November 23, 2021.
#sfohistory #millsfield #airport #avgeek #aviationhistory
