What a Sight! Virtual Cache
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Flat ground, and it is usually "cool" and "breesy" in the afternoon. The view of San Francisco from this place is stunning.
I have lived in the Bay Area for 60+ years and it was not until about 25 years ago that I found this spot. Had it not been for my visiting niece, I never would have thought of stopping here. Treasure Island is manmade, built on the shoals of neighboring Yerba Buena island. A WPA project of the 1930s, TI was built to be the first airport for San Francisco, following its use as a site for the city's third World's Fair. Built of mud dredged from the Bay and dragged down from the Sacramento Delta, it was romantically named for the gold its soil might contain. With the involvement of America in the Second World War, it proved an excellent location for the movement of people and machines headed for the Pacific Theater. Aviation changed dramatically during the War, with overland flight gaining the technological edge over water crossing planes like the Clippers. In 1941, the Navy traded Treasure Island for land in South San Francisco named Mills Field; the city would later build San Francisco International Airport on the larger site. Outstanding view, bring a camera! Sunset is one of the better times to visit. Take a photograph(s) that include the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge and the city skyline and send it to me to get credit. "bthomas" has reminded me that the site has different skyline views at different times of the day and night. This is the web site of the Treasure Island Museum Association, a very interesting web site to visit. http://www.treasureislandmuseum.org/ BRING A CAMERA! Do not hesitate to post your photographs.
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