Treasure Island
TREASURE ISLAND
THIS ARTIFICIAL ISLAND WAS CONSTRUCTED OF BAY
SAND IN 1936-7 AND WAS THE SITE OF THE GOLDEN GATE INTER-
NATIONAL EXPOSITION, FEB. 18, 1939 - SEPT. 29, 1940. TALL
TOWERS, GIGANTIC GODDESSES AND DAZZLING LIGHTING
EFFECTS TURNED THE ISLAND INTO A "MAGIC CITY." THE
EXPOSITION CELEBRATED THE ASCENDANCY OF CAL-
IFORNIA AND SAN FRANCISCO AS ECONOMIC, POLITICAL,
AND CULTURAL FORCES IN THE INCREASINGLY IMPOR-
TANT PACIFIC REGION. TREASURE ISLAND HAS BEEN
A U.S. NAVAL STATION SINCE 1941.