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People often ask: “Where is the museum at SFO?” One answer is: The airport is the museum! Read about an experimental web-based wayfinding tool we’ve built to guide you to and from gates and artwork. Give it a try and send us feedback! https://t.co/Up6idAOteO
#museumlife#SFOThis tweet was posted on March 14, 2023.
What did SFO look like #onthisday in 1928? Construction of the second hangar was underway during this foggy February day.
#AvGeek#SFOHistory #SFOThis tweet was posted on February 01, 2023.
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#MillsFieldSFOThis tweet was posted on November 18, 2022.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/1CYQBq5tPi
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
#SFOHistory #SFO#AvGeek#SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
Dedicated roadways streamlined traffic to the 1954 terminal, and passenger entryways on both levels were fitted with hands-free, automatic doors—an exciting new invention at the time. Passenger operations exceeded 2.5 million for the first year. #SFOHistory #SFO#AvGeek#SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
Designed in the International Style, SFO’s 1954 Terminal was a seven-story building and employed an innovative, dual-level layout that separated departures from arrivals. #SFOHistory #SFO#AvGeek#SFO1954 This tweet was posted on October 04, 2022.
#Onthisday in 1927, Hangar No. 1 at #MillsField was completed. The airport's first hangar was made of steel framing with galvanized-corrugated iron siding. Navigational aids included a 24-inch revolving beacon, and 11-foot high lettering identifying the airfield.
#AvGeek#SFOThis tweet was posted on September 23, 2022.
See “The 1954 San Francisco International Airport Terminal” on display in the SkyTerrace in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/1CYQBq5tPi
The SkyTerrace located pre-security in Terminal 2 and is open Friday to Monday from 10 am to 6 pm.
#SFO1954#SFOHistory#AvGeek#airportThis tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
The new terminal building was dedicated on August 27, 1954, at the renamed San Francisco International Airport. Passenger operations commenced on Sept. 1 and exceeded 2.5 million in the first year. By the mid-1960s, passenger numbers skyrocketed to more than 10 million. #SFO1954This tweet was posted on August 24, 2022.
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#SFOHistoryThis tweet was posted on August 24, 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#SFHistoryThis 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#SFHistoryThis tweet was posted on December 13, 2021.