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This photo of SFO's Central Terminal Building from 1960 features plane parking to accommodate air stairs. #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on October 06, 2016.
This photograph of the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) at SFO was taken on August 30, 1962. #SFOHistory #midcentury #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 29, 2016.
This postcard from c. 1946 features SFO at night with a TWA Douglas DC-2 parked next to the terminal. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 15, 2016.
This terminal, shown under construction in 1983, does not look like this today. Which terminal at SFO is this? #SFOHistory #AvGeek #TriviaTuesday This tweet was posted on February 28, 2023.
This year @flySFO is turning 90! Learn more about its beginnings on our blog! https://t.co/xGEjARlfZO #SFOHistory #avgeek #aviationhistory This tweet was posted on May 03, 2017.
This year @flySFO turns 90! See photos of the airport throughout the years in our online database! https://t.co/ZQC3yeQ2y8 #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on May 04, 2017.
This year marks five years since #DJQbert performed in T2 in conjunction with our Revolutions per Minute exhibition. #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on December 08, 2016.
This year, @flySFO is turning 90! From a humble dirt runway to an international gateway, 90 looks fabulous! #TBT #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 27, 2017.
Three more hangars of similar size and construction were added in early 1928, and although they were conceived as temporary structures, Hangar No. 4 stood until 1999. #SFOHistory #MillsField This tweet was posted on October 25, 2022.
Throwback Thursday to 1986 and the newly remodeled Terminal 1. T1 is currently undergoing another major renovation, and we're excited for the first section to open next year! Have you ever flown out of Terminal 1? #SFOhistory #SFO #airport #tbt This tweet was posted on December 27, 2018.
To keep pace with the rapid expansion of commercial aviation in the 1940s and 50s, major airports updated their facilities with longer runways and modern passenger terminals including at @flySFO, where construction of a new terminal began in 1951. #SFO1954 #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
To keep pace with the revolution in commercial aviation, major airports around the world updated their facilities with longer runways, expansive taxiways, and modern passenger terminals. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 23, 2022.
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.
Under construction for three years, the 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal building was extensively documented. Browse over one hundred and fifty photos from its construction in our online database: https://t.co/b70eOVeJLL #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO #MillsFieldSFO This tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
Want to nerd out about airport history? Within our online database are more than 40 administrative records from the airport’s early history, including the 1927 rental agreement for the parcel of land @flySFO sits on today. https://t.co/QdMYPCN6hR #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 28, 2022.
We haven’t seen a voting machine like this in a long time; if you look closely, you’ll find an interesting assortment of state and city propositions on the 1962 ballot. Remember to cast your ballot today! #vote #voting #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on November 08, 2022.
What did @flySFO look like #onthisday in 1940? The 1937 Terminal and Hangars 1-4 are visible, as are the runways. Beginning in 1935 as part of FDR’s New Deal, runway “C” was extended from 1,900 to 3,000 feet. (The runways now measure 7,650 and 11,870 feet!) #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on May 12, 2023.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day. #AvGeek #SFOHistory #SFO This tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1961? What do you notice about the airport? Our collection features over 7,000 photos of @flySFO from 1927 to the present day. https://t.co/wmlxLTXLIv #SFOHistory #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 05, 2019.
What did SFO look like in 1970? In the Central Terminal (now Terminal 2) National Airlines' and Delta Air Lines' check in desks were next to each other. National moved to the North Terminal in 1979. Did you ever fly on National Airlines? #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 12, 2018.
What did Terminal 2 look like in the 1980s? Quite a bit different than today. Before the existing International Terminal of today, Terminal 2 served as the International Terminal. Have you ever flown out of Terminal 2? #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on January 10, 2019.
What was SFO like back in the 1960s? This brochure maps out all the airlines and amenities available at SFO at the time. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on July 13, 2017.
What was happening #onthisday in 1970 at the airport? This photograph taken by Marshall Moxom shows the entrance road and directional signs at San Francisco International Airport. Do you remember this entrance? #FlashbackFriday #SFOHistory #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on August 07, 2020.
What was happening at SFO in the 1980s? The second Air Traffic Control Tower above Terminal 2 was completed in 1981. #avgeek #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on June 15, 2017.
What would you have bought from this shop inside SFO in 1962? #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on November 17, 2016.
What would you have ordered off of this circa 1955 menu from the Coffee Shop at #SFO? #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on December 29, 2016.
When a barbershop opened at SFO in the 1970s, Airport Director William Dwyer came in for a haircut #SFOHistory #TBT This tweet was posted on August 11, 2016.
Why, yes. @flySFO has always looked great at night, too. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday #TBT This tweet was posted on November 04, 2021.
Wide open space surrounded the newly constructed 1937 passenger terminal and four hangars. #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday #TBT This tweet was posted on February 16, 2017.
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.
“I got interested in air traffic controlling because of my love for aviation…Flying was complete happiness to me.” —Maxine Crookston (Schmidt), 2015 #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.