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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.
Thirty-seven planes, participating in a State Aeronautical Conference, sat on the ground during the brief dedication ceremony and then roared down the dirt airstrip to fly on to Sacramento. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1927, Mills Field was officially dedicated. San Francisco had the barest necessities for an airport - an airstrip and an unfinished Administration Building - when the dedication took place. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on May 07, 2021.
The field lighting control building was originally located across a parking lot from Hangar No. 2 (at bottom, center of historic image). By the time it was torn down, it was just west of the end of runway 28L. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
The diminutive field lighting control building was constructed in the same Spanish Revival style as the 1937 Administrative Building, with attention to detail given to even the decorative elements within the window grills and vents. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
Given how much and how quickly airports have evolved, it’s almost unfathomable to think that one of the buildings from the era of the 1937 Administrative Building remained until 1997. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on April 06, 2021.
The day after the facility opened on October 24, 1937, the San Francisco Chronicle declared, “San Francisco has finally taken its rightful place as one of the Nation’s major terminals.” #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The woodwork was oak, the countertops were of Belgian black marble travertine, and the floor was patterned in a four-color terrazzo. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The stair and balcony railings were done in antique wrought iron that matched the light fixtures, and two chandeliers hung from the stenciled ceiling. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The San Francisco Airport of yore paid just as much attention to detail to the look and feel of its passenger areas as @flySFO does today. The 1937 Administration Building cost $160,000 to build and was funded through the Federal Public Works Administration. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 23, 2021.
The new building included a 4-story control tower, meteorological observation platform, and weather department offices, in addition to a spacious passenger waiting room and numerous amenities. It was dedicated and opened to the public on October 24, 1937. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
Filed under both "Fun fact" and "They did what?": the original 1927 Administration Building was relocated to the north and the two structures coexisted for several years. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.