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SFO has witnessed great strides in aviation. For close to a century, the airport reinvented itself numerous times. Looking out over the busy runways and terminals today, one can only imagine the lonely stretch of pastureland that predated SFO. #MillsFieldSFO #SFOHistory #AvGeek This tweet was posted on October 18, 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.

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.

#OnThisDay in 1930, the City and County of San Francisco began to purchase the property of Mills Field, which would become @flySFO. #SFOHistory #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 30, 2021.

If you were flying high above @flysfo in 1930, this would have been your view. In this composite aerial photo, created by photographer George E. Russell, Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno, and South San Francisco are all recognizable. #NationalAviationDay #TBT #SFOHistory This tweet was posted on August 19, 2021.

However, this trial run of a commercial hovercraft lasted about a year. Do you remember seeing these hovercrafts? #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.

The Westland SRN-5 held 15 passengers and traveled at speeds up to 50 knots between Oakland International Airport, downtown San Francisco, and San Francisco International Airport. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on August 11, 2021.

In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines, which operated local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland, introduced a new Transbay route operated by a hovercraft. #avgeek #SFOHistory #ThrowbackThursday This tweet was posted on August 11, 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.

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.

The first airport terminal in the world named for an LGBTQ leader, Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features our exhibition “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope.” #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.

#Onthisday in 2019, the first flight landed at SFO’s new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Nine gates opened with Southwest Airlines and JetBlue flights arriving and departing from the new terminal. #SFOHistory #HarveyMilkTerminal1 #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on July 23, 2021.