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THE completion of ‘Treasure Island’ in San Francisco Bay has added about 400 acres of new territory to the United States. This man-made island will be the site of the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. It was formally delivered to the Government by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who made the reclamation on November 21. The site of the Fair is an outstanding engineering achievement. It is happily situated between the world's two largest bridges. A special feature of the Exposition will be British Empire Day, which will be celebrated on May 27, 1939. A committee headed by Mr. A. G. Charlton, the British Consul General, is making plans for the occasion. In spite of the fact that the last of the filling material within the 17,760 ft. seawall has only recently been placed in position, two million pounds’ worth of building construction work is already in progress. Large concrete and steel hangars have been completed. This Pageant of the Pacific will celebrate not only the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland and Golden Gate Bridges, but also the latest developments of science and engineering skill. These will include the Halls of the Mineral Empire and of Science, the Palaces of Business Progress, including electricity and communications, and pavilions devoted to Agriculture and Homes and Gardens. A new type of architectural design which is called ‘Pacific’ will combine Eastern and Western styles in a harmonious way. To beautify the grounds, £300,000 will be spent on landscape gardening and horticulture. The western States jointly with California will be hosts at this Pageant of the Pacific. British Columbia has announced that she will participate. Fifteen foreign nations have already stated their intention to take part in the Exposition. A view of the 400-acre island reclaimed from the sea in San Francisco Bay is shown in the Electrician of December 10.
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Golden Gate Fair. Nature 140, 1056–1057 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401056b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1401056b0