What is the history of Treasure Island, California?
Treasure Island was built with imported fill on shoals on the north side of Yerba Buena Island for the Expo in 1939. The island sits in the “middle” of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Built by the federal government, Treasure Island was planned for and used as an airport for Pan American’s China Clipper. After the World’s Fair 1939-40 exhibition, the island was scheduled to be used as an airport when the United States NavyNavy stepped in and offered to exchange San Francisco International AirportMills Field on the San Francisco Peninsula near the city of Millbrae, CaliforniaMillbrae for the island. The City and County of San Francisco accepted the swap and the airport was built at Mills Field. During World War II Treasure Island became part of the Treasure Island Naval Base, where it served largely as an electronics and radio communications training school, and as the major Navy departure point for sailors active in the Pacific theatre of the war. In 1996 Treasure Island and the
