"Geneva" is a series by photographer Kari Orvik that offers a glimpse into San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood at the corner of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. This has been the location of the artist’s tintype studio for the past 8 years. #KariOrvik #Geneva #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on November 04, 2022.
#OnThisDay in 1939, Pan American Airways’ first scheduled flight from Treasure Island departed. Constructed for the 1939–40 Golden Gate International Exposition, #PanAm relocated its seaplane base to Treasure Island in 1938. #SFHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 05, 2019.
1920s Noe Valley, San Francisco. Taken by Stanley H. Page, a mechanical engineer & aerial photographer. #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on March 18, 2016.
A resident of the Mission for over twenty years, Orvik has developed relationships with other residents and small business owners in the neighborhood, photographing them both on the street corner and in her studio. #KariOrvik #Geneva #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on November 04, 2022.
Aerial photographer & aviation engineer, S. H. Page, used a huge camera to photograph SF circa 1920. #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on July 22, 2016.
Built for the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in 1915, the Palace of Fine Arts is a San Francisco landmark. This photo was taken about 5 years after the Expo & the remnants of the fair buildings are still visible. Have you ever been to the Palace of Fine Arts? #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on August 31, 2018.
Castro Camera served as Milk’s headquarters for his political campaigns. A plaque has been installed on the sidewalk in front of the shop dedicated to Harvey Milk and his legacy. Have you ever visited the location of Castro Camera? #HarveyMilk #HarveyMilkExhibition #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
China Basin & Mission Bay in SF has gone through an enormous transformation within the last twenty years. Let's go even further back; this photo by earlier aviator & mechanical engineer S.H. Page shows China Basin & Mission Bay as an industrial hot spot in the 1920s. #sfhistory
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2018.
Construction started on the Golden Gate Bridge #onthiday in 1933. This amazing photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge was taken on October 21, 1935, almost two years before the bridge was officially completed. Have you visited this popular tourist destination?
#SFHistory
This tweet was posted on January 05, 2023.
Did you know that in the 1960s, there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? #SFhistory
This tweet was posted on May 20, 2016.
Did you know that in the 1960s, there was a heliport next to the Ferry Building in San Francisco? The San Francisco and Oakland (SFO) Helicopter Airlines operated local helicopter flights in the Bay Area. Did you ever fly on SFO Helicopter Airlines? #SFHistory #TBT
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2019.
Did you know that the humble bobby pin originated in the Bay Area? Invented by San Francisco cosmetics manufacturer Luis Marcus, bobby pins made their debut following World War I and are named after the new bobbed hairstyles they kept in place. #HairStyle #SFHistory
This tweet was posted on March 15, 2021.
Do you recognize this location? San Francisco has changed a lot in the last sixty years but these buildings have stayed the same. Fun fact: this street is now a one-way street! #SFHistory
Image: KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) sales office, 1952. Gift of Julian Veovich. 2013.126.002
This tweet was posted on December 21, 2018.
Happy Birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge! The bridge spans almost two miles of water between Marin County and San Francisco and held the title of the longest suspension bridge for almost 30 years. Have you visited this popular tourist destination? #SFHistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on May 27, 2020.
Happy Birthday, BART! On September 11, 1972, BART opened for service operating through 12 stations from MacArthur Station to Fremont Station. In the first five days, it transported over 100,000 passengers. #SFHistory @SFBART
This tweet was posted on September 09, 2022.