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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 Skyway Cafe was a restaurant in SFO in the 1950s. Did you ever eat at the Skyway Cafe? #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 02, 2017.
The TWA flight attendants wore the 1944 #HowardGreer designed suit. #SFOHistory #FashionInFlight #WomenInAviation This tweet was posted on July 13, 2016.
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.
The air traffic control room at SFO in 1968 looks very different from a modern air traffic control room. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 30, 2016.
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.
The cities of Millbrae and San Bruno near SFO have changed a lot from the 1940s. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 07, 2016.
The curbside of SFO still looks similar to how it did in the 1970s. #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on June 16, 2016.
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 dedication ceremony of Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, the original name of @flySFO, commenced #onthisday in 1927. #SFOhistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 07, 2019.
The dedication of new San Francisco Airport's Administration Building and Passenger Terminal happened #onthisday in 1937. #SFOHistory #SFO This tweet was posted on October 24, 2016.
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 first #AmericanAirlines #Boeing 747 jet flight to New York took off from SFO #onthisday in 1970. #SFOHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 19, 2017.
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.
The first airstrip at @flysfo was 4,950ft long & surfaced in rolled rock fill covered with 2in of earth. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2016.
The first graded airstrip at SFO in 1927 was 4,950 feet long. Today, SFO's runways measure between 7,650 & 11,870 feet in length #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 07, 2017.
The free-standing sign board from SFO's 1937 terminal is still used for Aviation Museum announcements. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 07, 2016.
The inaugural flight of PSA's Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was on August 1, 1974 from San Diego to SF via LA. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 22, 2016.
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 rental car center at SFO was located in the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) in the 1960s. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 25, 2016.
The second passenger terminal building at SFO was dedicated, #onthisday in 1937. Construction of a new terminal and administration building began in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 24, 2018.
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 vending machines in the @United hangar at @flysfo in 1965 offered a variety of food and drinks. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 23, 2016.
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.
There are some fascinating details in Mills Field's 1927 admin building! See more historic plans: https://t.co/rup7LzCUnz #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on September 24, 2016.
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.
These two photos from the 1940s and 1980s of inside SFO's air traffic control tower show the changes in air traffic technology. #ThrowbackThursday #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on February 22, 2018.
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.
This 1959 photo shows minimalist park-like benches in the airport's waiting areas. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 15, 2016.
This United Airlines Air Lines Service Center was built in 1958 and designed by Myron Goldsmith during his time at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the largest architectural firms in the world. #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on September 20, 2018.
This aerial photo from 1967 shows SFO and SF, located 14 miles south of the city’s Civic Center. Do you recognize any landmarks? #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 05, 2017.
This aerial view of SFO from 1963 features an open swing-tail cargo plane, a Canadair CL-44D, in the lower left corner. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 13, 2016.
This flyer from 1982 informed passengers of PSA’s move at SFO. #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on April 28, 2016.
This interior view of the South Terminal (Terminal 1) check-in area is from its reconstruction in 1986. #TBT #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 06, 2017.
This photo from 1938 shows the second passenger terminal at SFO and four hangars. The airport had a whopping total of sixty-three cars parked around the terminal. How many planes can you spot in this photo? #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 14, 2018.