Treasure Island

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Treasure Island is an artificial island in San Francisco Bay, originally built for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition and later used for military and residential purposes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial island
island
adjacentTo Yerba Buena Island
area approximately 404 acres
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedBy San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
surface form: Yerba Buena Island Tunnel
constructedFor Golden Gate International Exposition
country United States of America
creator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
elevation approximately 3 meters above sea level
environmentalIssue soil contamination from former military use
formerOwner United States Navy
governingBody San Francisco County
surface form: City and County of San Francisco
hasEvent Treasure Island Music Festival (former location)
hasFacility Treasure Island Museum
Treasure Island Naval Station (former)
hasLandUse event venues
film and television production locations
recreational areas
residential housing
hasViewOf Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco skyline
inception 1936
locatedIn San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California
militaryUseEnd 1997
militaryUseStart 1941
namedAfter novel "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
notableEvent Golden Gate International Exposition
surface form: Golden Gate International Exposition 1939–1940
opened 1939
ownershipTransfer from U.S. Navy to City and County of San Francisco
partOf Channel Islands of California
surface form: California coastal islands

San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Yerba Buena Island
surface form: Treasure Island–Yerba Buena Island neighborhood
postalCode 94130
redevelopment mixed-use residential and commercial project
redevelopmentStart early 21st century
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportation Muni bus service
usedFor Coast Guard station
housing
military purposes
naval base
residential purposes
world's fair

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Treasure Island (1934 film) basedOn Treasure Island
Yerba Buena Island connectedByCausewayTo Treasure Island
Yerba Buena Island hasAdjacentIsland Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay hasIsland Treasure Island
Piers 1 through 5 hasView Treasure Island
Embarcadero waterfront hasViewOf Treasure Island
Ina Coolbrith Park hasViewOf Treasure Island
Fidra inspired Treasure Island
Treasure Island Museum locatedOnIsland Treasure Island
Harold Rosson notableWork Treasure Island