#Onthisday in 1983, Central Terminal was rededicated as the International Terminal. Constructed between 1951 and 1954, the Central Terminal ushered SFO into the jet age. It served as the International Terminal until the current IT opened in 2000. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2011, the newly remodeled Terminal 2 opened. Completed in 1954 as the Central Terminal, T2 has gone through many remodels, including this one in the early 1980s that updated the control tower. #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on April 14, 2020.
#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.
@MisterMcPet @OpenSFHistory According to the title block on an architectural drawing in our collection, there is no attribution to an independent architectural firm. This 1936 drawing was signed off by the airport manager and the building was funded under the Federal Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.
A barbershop opened at San Francisco International Airport in the 1970s. At the opening ceremony airport Director William J. Dwyer received a haircut from barber Joseph Dias. Do you remember this barber shop at #SFO? #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on October 04, 2018.
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.
A matching building for the complex airfield lighting system sat adjacent to the hangars, and by the end of the decade, two-way radio communications were required for all aircraft.
#MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A new administration and terminal building, designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, was also completed in 1937. The building included a four-story control tower, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and a grand passenger waiting room with terrazzo floors. #MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A new master plan was undertaken in the 1990s to create the Intl Terminal Complex, which opened in 2000. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 14, 2016.
A reported 100k spectators came to Mills Field to watch military airplanes perform precision maneuvers. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 12, 2016.
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.
As passenger numbers swelled in the 1980s, SFO began upgrading amenities and providing an increasing array of concessions. This 1990 map of SFO shows all amenities available at the time, including our art exhibits and even a video arcade! #avgeek #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 19, 2018.
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.
Before the central multi-level parking structure was built in 1965, cars parked in front of the Central Terminal (now T2). #SFOHistory #TBT
This tweet was posted on March 02, 2017.
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.
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.
Built with a steel frame fastened with nuts & bolts, Hangar No. 1 was constructed for quick disassembly. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 19, 2016.
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.
City officials signed a three-year lease for 150 acres of cattle-grazing land from Ogden Mills, and less than two months later on May 7, a 5,770-foot-long, dirt-surfaced runway was dedicated at Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco. #AvGeek #MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 25, 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.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that included a water cannon salute performed by airport fire trucks & speeches by Airport Director James Kennedy Carr and Mayor Joseph Alioto. #MuseumFromHome #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 22, 2020.
Construction of the North Terminal (now Terminal 3) began #onthisday in 1971 with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by various politicians and flight attendants of various airlines. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 22, 2018.