ENGINEERING MARVELS
World's Fair Magic City on Treasure Island
Three massive engineering projects were completed in San Francisco Bay in the late 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression. The San-Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge was dedicated on November 12, 1936, the Golden Gate Bridge was dedicated on May 27, 1937, and on August 26, 1937, dredging for Treasure Island, the site of the Golden Gate International Exposition, was completed.
Published by Stanley A. Piltz
Treasure Island with Campanile
Photograph by Gabriel Moulin
San Francisco Bay and Bridges, Treasure Island
1940 Golden Gate International Exposition
Photograph by Gabriel Moulin
San Francisco's Proposed Airport
Treasure Island was initially slated to become San Francisco's airport. The semicircular Administration Building near the on-ramp and the two airplane hangars behind are the only three buildings that remain from the Golden Gate International Exposition today.
Published by James K. Piggott
Greetings from
San Francisco
Engineering
Marvels
Night Lighting and
Elephant Trains
Man-Made Treasure Island
Wish You Were Here
California World Fair 1939-40
Photograph by Alexander (Zan) Stark
Wish You Were Here! Postcards from the Golden Gate International Exposition is presented by the
Treasure Island Museum.
Aerial View Treasure Island
Photograph by Gabriel Moulin
