Golden Gate International Exposition
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Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 and 1940) was held in San Francisco, California to celebrate two newly-built bridges. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was dedicated in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge was dedicated in 1937. The exposition was opened initially from February 18, 1939 through October 29, 1939. It opened again from May 25, 1940 through September 29, 1940.
Held on Treasure Island, the island is completely flat and is in the "middle" of the Bay Bridge near Yerba Buena Island. Built by the federal government, Treasure Island was to be an airport for Pan American's China Clipper.
Unity of the Pacific nations is America's concern and responsibility. San Francisco stands at the doorway to the sea that roars upon the shores of all these nations; and so to the Golden Gate International Exposition I gladly entrust a solemn duty. May this, America's world's fair on the Pacific in 1939, truly serve all nations.
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The San Francisco Downtown Association created the 49-Mile Scenic Drive to promote the exposition and The City. The drive started at San Francisco City Hall and ended on Treasure Island after winding around the picturesque "City by the Bay."
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway established a special passenger train, dubbed the Valley Flyer, specifically to shuttle passengers between Bakersfield and Oakland during the exposition.
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