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#Onthisday in 1951, construction began on the new terminal building at San Francisco International Airport. The new terminal (now Terminal 2) was built to serve the international community in the coming jet age. #SFOHistory #avgeek
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2018.
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.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has not only designed many buildings around the world including the Willis Tower in Chicago, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the new One World Trade Center in NYC, but they also had a major role in designing the International Terminal at SFO. #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on September 20, 2018.
This United Airlines Air Lines Service Center was built in 1958 and designed by Myron Goldsmith during his time at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the largest architectural firms in the world. #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on September 20, 2018.
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.
#Onthisday in 1954, the three-day dedication ceremony of SFO's new Airport Terminal Building (later the Central Terminal, now Terminal 2) kicked off. The event drew hundreds of thousands of visitors with 43 aircraft on exhibition. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on August 27, 2018.
In 1962, #SFO ranked as the fourth busiest airport in the U.S. The fleets of jet airliners used by both domestic and international carriers created demands for new boarding area configurations and new terminals. #TBT #SFOhistory
This tweet was posted on August 23, 2018.
Flying a bright red, ten-passenger Stinson Tri-Motor, Century Pacific Air Lines began service from San Francisco #onthisday in 1931. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on July 31, 2018.
Large construction projects at @flySFO are often funded through the selling of #bonds. Paper bonds were issued from the 1930s-70s, and a few such as these have made their way into our collection. #SFOHistory #TBT
This tweet was posted on July 26, 2018.
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.
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.
In June of 1948, San Francisco Airport exceeded one million annual passengers. The airport now serves over 55 million passengers annually. #SFOhistory #SFO
This tweet was posted on June 15, 2018.