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Get a glimpse into San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood through Kari Orvik’s ongoing photography series, “Geneva”, centered on the corner of Mission Street and Geneva Avenue. #KariOrvik #Geneva #photography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on May 16, 2022.

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.

Happy Birthday, San Francisco! Our fabulous city was incorporated #onthisday in 1850. Locals celebrate April 15 as 415 day, which is also the local telephone area code. What does San Francisco mean to you? #415day #SanFrancisco #sfhistory This tweet was posted on April 15, 2022.

Read about the work that went into creating the map project, early iterations of the interactive application, and what can happen when aerial images are “georectified”: https://t.co/eQl34NCMoz #maps #cartography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on February 15, 2022.

Part of the “Mills Field and the San Francisco Airport” exhibition, the interactive map installation allows visitors to change the viewport to better understand the scale and velocity of changes that have been made to the Airport’s campus. #maps #cartography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on February 15, 2022.

NEW Blog Alert! Check out “Interactive Historic Maps of SFO from 1930 to 2021” by our resident tech wizard, Aaron Cope. Learn more about this installation in the SkyTerrace observation deck in Terminal 2. https://t.co/eQl34NCMoz #maps #cartography #SFHistory This tweet was posted on February 15, 2022.

The Golden Gate Bridge, an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco, spans almost two miles of water between Marin and San Francisco. This monumental project started #onthisday in 1933 and finished in 1937. Have you visited this popular tourist destination? #SFHistory This tweet was posted on January 05, 2022.

Hired by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in 1942 as an air traffic controller in Salt Lake City, she transferred to San Francisco in 1946 and became the first female air traffic control watch supervisor in the country. #SFOHistory #avgeek #SFO #SFHistory This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.

Maxine Crookston (1915–2016) was known as “The Voice of San Francisco Airport” from the late 1940s through the 1950s. #SFOHistory #avgeek #SFO #SFHistory This tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.

#Onthisday in 1936, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public. Have you ever driven across the Bay Bridge? #SFHistory #BayBridge This tweet was posted on November 12, 2021.

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.

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.