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The Golden Gate International Exposition was held on San Francisco's Treasure Island. It was planned to celebrate the city's two newly-built bridges. The Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. The exposition was opened from February 18,1939 through October 289,1939. It opened again from May 25, 1940 through September 29, 1940. (The World's Fair Golden Gate)
Treasure Island
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To build this Treasure Island it took a lot of work. Rock walls made up of 287,000 tons of quarried rock were sunk in the shoals north of Yerba Buena Island in the pacific ocean. (The World's fair Golden Gate) Twenty million cubic yards of sea bottom were piled within the walls. The final project was a 400-acre island, a mile long and two-thirds of a mile wide. It had a 900-foot paved causeway to connect it to the bay. In a plant hospital unusual plants were grown to plant on the island. These included orchids,hibiscus, rare silver trees and orange trees. The plan called for 4,000 trees, 70,000 shrubs, and 700,000 flowering plants.
Federal aid helped with building construction cost. It would later be used as an airport so three permanent structures were put in place. This included an $800,000 administration building and the two $400,000 steel and concrete hangars measuring 335 feet long and 78 feet high, This housed used the art exhibits and the foreign treasures for the Fair. $20,000,000 dollars worth inside the walls!
The fair grounds are designed as a walled city, enclosing a series of connected courts. Two massive architectural features included the 400-foot Tower of the Sun and the 80- foot statue of Pacifica, goddess of the pacific ocean.(Chappell)
$1,000,000 was put into the design for night on the island. The science of chromotherapy was used to create a magnificent illusion at night. Carpenters installed fluorescent tubes new black light technology, translucent glass fabric pillars, underwater lamps, flower beds illuminated by artificial moonlight and cylindrical lanterns 75 feet high. It looks like a magic city of light in the middle of nowhere, floating on the waters off San Francisco Bay.
Federal aid helped with building construction cost. It would later be used as an airport so three permanent structures were put in place. This included an $800,000 administration building and the two $400,000 steel and concrete hangars measuring 335 feet long and 78 feet high, This housed used the art exhibits and the foreign treasures for the Fair. $20,000,000 dollars worth inside the walls!
The fair grounds are designed as a walled city, enclosing a series of connected courts. Two massive architectural features included the 400-foot Tower of the Sun and the 80- foot statue of Pacifica, goddess of the pacific ocean.(Chappell)
$1,000,000 was put into the design for night on the island. The science of chromotherapy was used to create a magnificent illusion at night. Carpenters installed fluorescent tubes new black light technology, translucent glass fabric pillars, underwater lamps, flower beds illuminated by artificial moonlight and cylindrical lanterns 75 feet high. It looks like a magic city of light in the middle of nowhere, floating on the waters off San Francisco Bay.
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Zoe Dell Lantis
Few women can claim to be a dancer, a model, a huntress, an aviator, a
philanthropist and a pirate... Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter is one of them -Laura Bush
Most Photographed Girl in the World Zoe Dell was featured in Life magazine in the Feb. 7, 1938 issue, as the "Most Photographed Girl in the World." (The World's Fair Golden
Gate) This young dancer from Ohio made national headlines in 1939 as Treasure Island's pirate girl. She played a key role in promoting aviation from coast-to-coast. Prior to opening of the San Francisco world fair. She visited the governors of each state. Logged more than 100,00 miles in air to promote air travel. She became a pilot herself. She served as an officer in civil air control, and made many recues. She was more than just a model. She was an actor and a stunt girl. She was fearless and would do anything to get the shoot. She was a huge success at Treasure Island. Her photographer for the Fair was E. Carl Wallen. Together they took thousands of shoots to advertise the San Francisco World Fair. |
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