SF Bay Bridge (1099)

SF: Bay Bridge and Treasure Island

Folder: California
I've always had a preference for the Bay Bridge over the Golden Gate, probably because the Bay Bridge was the less glamorous and seemingly the 'work horse' of the Bay Area. It probably also helps that my first view of SF was from driving in over the Bay Bridge in 1967 in a VW with "If you're going to San Francisco" on the radio. Treasure Island, being the link of the two bridges that make up th…  (read more)
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04 Jan 2009 90
Clipper Cove from the causeway between Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island. (Also see nearby Clipper Cove photos)
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04 Jan 2009 127
Looking back towards Building One from Clipper Cove. Clipper Cove is a beach on Yerba Buena Island where YBI connects with Treasure Island. (Also see nearby Clipper Cove photos)
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04 Jan 2009 111
Western side of Treasure Island, opposite from downtown SF. Building One would be just out of the picture on the right.
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04 Jan 2009 122
Detail of the frieze in the center of the hangar -- see adjacent picture.
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04 Jan 2009 124
I found it difficult to find histories of other buildings on the island. Considering the frieze on the building (see adjacent picture), this would seem to date to the 1939 World's Fair.
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There seemed to be quite a few (health) stray cats all over the island.
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Treasure Island 0699a2

04 Jan 2009 133
(See adjacent Building One pictures)
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04 Jan 2009 126
I believe the statues to be remnants of the 1939 World's Fair, but I couldn't find a reference. Note the concrete blocks around the base of each. (See adjacent Building One pictures)
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04 Jan 2009 129
Building One houses the Treasure Island museum, which is closed on Sunday (the day I was there). Visible inside the doors is a large mural, which may be a Diego Rivera. (See adjacent Building One pictures)
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04 Jan 2009 133
Detail of the frieze from the adjacent picture, note the flying boat.
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Building One, built for the 1939 World's Fair (see adjacent pictures)
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04 Jan 2009 125
Bay Bridge connection to Yerba Buena Island.
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04 Jan 2009 123
San Francisco, from Treasure Island
SF Bay Bridge

SF Bay Bridge

01 Apr 2001 150
Picture was taken in 2003, when construction of the new section of the Bay Bridge (to the left of the existing bridge) between Treasure Island and Oakland had just begun.
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

01 Apr 2001 158
When this was taken was right at the time that the buildup for the Iraqi war was beginning, thus it seemed appropriate to focus on the former history of SF in US military action (Treasure Island is a decommissioned Navy Base).
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