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Treasure Island, San Francisco. Coordinates: 37.825°N 122.371°W. Treasure Island. Magic Isle [ 1] Landform and neighborhood. Treasure Island is "5,520 feet long by 3,410 feet wide" [ 1] and has the Treasure Island Marina on the south near Yerba Buena Island (bottom) Treasure Island is the northernmost area of San Francisco's District 6.
The Michigan Governor's Summer Residence on Mackinac Island is a three-story structure located on a bluff overlooking the Straits of Mackinac. It was originally built as a private residence for Chicago attorney Lawrence Andrew Young. In 1944, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission purchased the home for its original cost of $15,000.
The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. [ 1 ] Among other things, it celebrated the ...
In 1996, Treasure Island and the Presidio of San Francisco Army Post were decommissioned and opened to public control, under stipulations. Treasure Island is now part of District 6 of the City and County of San Francisco, though it is still owned by the Navy. In 1993, the naval station was selected for closure, and Navy operations ended there ...
For the first time ever, the only privately owned island in San Francisco Bay has been listed for sale, for $25 million. “Red Rock Island has long fascinated me as a mysterious and sought-after ...
The Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island, on Treasure Island, California, also known as Building 2, was built in 1938 for the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Exposition. It served as the hall of transportation for the exposition. It was constructed with the idea that it would serve as an airplane hangar after the Exposition but it never ...
February 26, 2008. The Palace of Fine and Decorative Arts, also known as Building 3, on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, California, was an aircraft hangar constructed in 1938 for Pan American World Airways ' trans-Pacific Clipper services, and then modified for the 1939-40 Golden Gate International Exposition.
The Administration Building, Treasure Island, on Treasure Island, California, is a Moderne style building designed by William Peyton Day and George William Kelham. It has also been known as Building 1, as Command Naval Base San Francisco Headquarters, and as Naval Station Treasure Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic ...