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San Francisco's Treasure Island (CA) (Images of America) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jason Pipes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 234643
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0738547425
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.461
EAN: 9780738547428
ASIN: 0738547425
Publication Date: May 14, 2007
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Product Description
Reclaimed from a sandy shoal in the San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island is a man-made creation built in 1936 during the same era that saw the construction of such California icons as the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge. Situated next to rocky Yerba Buena Island, it was initially planned to serve as the location of the new San Francisco airport, but its first official duty was to host the 1939 Worlds Fair. The islands amazing and varied history includes the Golden Gate International Exposition, a U.S. naval station, a Pan-American seaplane base, mock nuclear tests, tragic fires, and many more dramatic events since it rose from the bay. In addition, a number of historic structures remain on Treasure Island, largely frozen in time since they were constructed in 1936.
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 San Francisco's Treasure Island October 23, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
An excellent history of the World's Fair of 1938-39. My wife is a native of Oakland and with her brother and friends spent many days and nights there. She's sent copies to them. I attended the Fair several times from a little greater distance and remember seeing Benny Goodman and Count Basie play there. A excellent book for bringing back good memories.
 Too Much Expo August 1, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Golden Gate Exposition was only two years in the history of Treasure Island while the Navy was there 36 years. This book is 60% on the Expo and less than 30% on the years the Navy was there. In my opinion, I would have liked to have had the book be more in proportion to the actual years of the Expo and the Navy.
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