The Golden Gate International Exposition, held on Treasure Island in San Francisco, was the 1939-1940 World Fair to showcase technology and culture. It is fun to see evidence that my Great Grandparents made the trip.

“Airplane View from Oakland

“Showing San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate International Exposition.

“In 1939, San Francisco, Oakland and the cities around the Golden Gate invite the world to join them in celebrating the completion of the world’s two largest bridges, spanning San Francisco Bay to the East Bay, and northward to the vast Redwood Empire.

“In the foreground of this picture is an architectural sketch by Chesley Bonestell of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Forty million dollars will go into the staging of California’s World Fair, which will open February 18, 1939, for a period of 228 days.

I tried to pinpoint more of where this photo was taken. But much of the World Fair is no longer there. I am fairly certain that is the Tower of the Sun in the background, but nothing else seems to line up with the limited maps.