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Now a staple of airports, jet bridges arrived in the late 1950s with the introduction of jet aircraft. This tweet was posted on July 12, 2016.
On April 19 and #onthisday in 1930, the U. S. Army Air Corps held an air show at Mills Field Airport. 135 military airplanes performing precision maneuvers attracted, according to some reports, as many as 100,000 spectators. #SFOHistory #SFHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on April 20, 2022.
On January 1, 1937, United Air Lines started the first Douglas DC-3 service to San Francisco Airport. United used the 21-seat DC-3 for 8 flights daily from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and coast-to-coast service to New York in just fifteen hours. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.
On May 7, 1927, San Francisco held a dedication ceremony for the new Mills Field Municipal Airport of SF #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on May 07, 2016.
On October 16, 1926, St. Louis sent a telegram to SF stating they no intent to create or own a city airport. #OTD This tweet was posted on October 16, 2015.
On SFO’s 1927 administration building the lunchroom sign was as large as the airport sign. #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on January 28, 2016.
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.
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.
On September 15, 1963, the South Terminal (now Terminal 1) was dedicated at San Francisco International Airport. The Airport's first major addition since the Central Terminal was the completed in 1954, it further encircled the central parking area. #SFOhistory This tweet was posted on September 15, 2018.
On September 16, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed at San Francisco's Mills Field Municipal Airport. #onthisday This tweet was posted on September 16, 2015.
On the same day, British Airways launched its much-anticipated Concorde service from London’s Heathrow Airport to the Kingdom of Bahrain. This Concorde flight lasted just over four hours. The same route required more than six hours in a subsonic airliner. #SSTTimeMachine #AvGeek This tweet was posted on April 28, 2023.
OnThisDay in 1958, the first scheduled #PanAmerican #Boeing 707 transatlantic commercial jet service was launched from Idlewild Airport, New York. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2018.
One of the exhibits at the 1969 California State Fair featured San Francisco International Airport. http://t.co/osvAz9H0wK This tweet was posted on January 06, 2014.
Our conservator, Alisa, presenting to #AAAEarts about strategies to safely display art in airports: This tweet was posted on June 25, 2014.
Our library is located pre-security and open daily from 10am to 4:30pm to anyone at the airport from anywhere in the world. #DayofFacts This tweet was posted on February 17, 2017.
Our newest blog post is live! Long-time visitors to @flySFO—especially airline employees—know that the airport has changed significantly over time. Registrar Tomo Aono documents the Airport’s cargo areas through historic & contemporary photos: https://t.co/kx5AXYKDVM #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 03, 2022.
Our newest gallery, the Kadish Gallery, is now open! Named after Ruth Kadish, SFO’s first female Airport Commissioner, Kadish was a champion of public art at SFO and was always thinking about how to make SFO a nicer place for passengers. #KadishGallery This tweet was posted on November 24, 2021.
Passengers at San Francisco Airport in the 1930s-40s might have had luggage labels like these affixed to suitcases. Free advertisement for the airlines, the labels, which could be quite elaborate, were souvenirs that bestowed bragging rights to their owners. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on April 13, 2021.
People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One answer is: The airport is the museum! Read about an experimental web-based wayfinding tool we’ve built to guide you to and from gates and artwork. Give it a try and send us feedback! https://t.co/Up6idAOteO #museumlife #SFO This tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.
Photos are live on Mills Field! Read about the process of adding these images and how they continue to link SFO, our collection and exhibitions, and all of the places, airlines, aircraft, and airports depicted within, to the entire world. https://t.co/vBudsVXvqc This tweet was posted on January 04, 2019.
Pic: proto-apps for the 18th/19th C. naturalist :) RT @citizenmolly: @GwenHochman microscope exhibit at SFO airport! http://t.co/fTrwMDW4 This tweet was posted on May 11, 2012.
Please do! RT @jefftabaco: @SFOMuseum Love. It! Definitely need to come spend a day at SFO just for museum and exhibits all over airport. This tweet was posted on April 03, 2013.
Proud to be highlighted as a reason @flySFO was named One of the World's Best Airports by @fodortravel! Go Team SFO! http://t.co/rZXDJaeG This tweet was posted on April 02, 2012.
RT @AAAEDelivers: Hangar No. 1 at Mills Field (now part of @flySFO) in 1928. More pics here: https://t.co/rmldmmlq2K #TBT #airports https:/… This tweet was posted on March 31, 2016.
RT @ATCPeter: The @SFOMuseum crew is installing Gustavo Rivera in @flysfo T3 near Global Services checkin. Love our airport art! https://t.… This tweet was posted on June 17, 2016.
RT @AgnesKnowsLAc: #sfo always has awesome #art #headinghome @ United Terminal SFO Airport http://t.co/pIwCxM5r8r This tweet was posted on January 26, 2015.
RT @Alli_Burnie: Got lost in naive minimalism of objects on display @SFOMuseum T3, complemented airport aesthetic. Then ran for my flight. … This tweet was posted on June 09, 2014.
RT @AlysiaJudge: SFO airport has a Toy Story exhibition that is blowing my mind. https://t.co/NzO0ja6jCo This tweet was posted on March 21, 2016.
RT @ArtDecoCollect: The show has been extended at the SFO Airport @SFOMuseum , https://t.co/X8Qan7c50q This tweet was posted on August 26, 2015.
RT @Bleeding_Heart: I approve of this effing a frigging amazing punk record collection on display at the sfo airport. http://t.co/r9tzrLuZ This tweet was posted on November 10, 2011.
RT @Blueprint4Style: SFO is the world’s only airport that’s also an accredited museum, so art is everywhere—inside and out—at 14-gate SF ... This tweet was posted on June 28, 2012.
RT @CAHomeandDesign: Shaker furniture at an airport museum? We swear, it's worth the drive to #SFO http://t.co/YB5AILYCha @SFOMuseum This tweet was posted on March 18, 2013.
RT @CathyColeborne: I learned to type on one of these! @SFOMuseum #TheTypewriter lovely exhibit SF airport This tweet was posted on June 19, 2017.
RT @Chlosiff: SFO has a museum... Which actually has a sweet Japanese toy exhibit #airports #bringingit http://t.co/Cf4tGO6KdK This tweet was posted on December 18, 2013.
RT @CoachArtOrg: CoachArt Bay area is jumping for joy over our art exhibit @ SFO airport in partnership with Childrens Hospital Oakland! ... This tweet was posted on August 03, 2012.
RT @CurbedNY: Take a look at the stunning, new LaGuardia Airport that may arrive as soon as 2019: http://t.co/OnFoZNw3Jx http://t.co/VBfMXJ… This tweet was posted on July 27, 2015.