The San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge is going to have a 75th anniversary celebration this month. The Golden Gate Exposition was a World's Fair which ran from 1939 to 1940 at Treasure Island, a man-made island near San Francisco, California. It was operated partly to celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. Both of my parents lived in the San Francisco area then and attended the fair at different times. My father also worked for Milen's Jewelers in Oakland around the time of the fair. Golden Gate Exposition - Milens Jewelers (Brass 32mm) GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1939 Woman holding two hands up, Treasure Island MILENS TREASURE ISLAND SOUVENIR DIVIDEND THIS LUCKY COIN ALWAYS GOOD FOR $2.50 TO $50.00 AS 10% FIRST PAYMENT ON ANY DIAMOND PURCHASE BRING IT TO MILENS JEWELERS 1211 WASHINGTON ST. OAKLAND Golden Gate Exposition - China Clipper (Brass 31mm) GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1939 / SAN FRANCISCO BAY PATENTED C110010 Golden Gate Bridge, sunset, fair building CHINA CLIPPER Compass letters 'W', 'N', 'E', 'S' / L-50-C Airplane, Golden Gate Bridge The China Clipper was a Pan American Airways airplane which flew from San Francisco to Manila. Golden Gate Exposition - Covered Wagon to Airplane (Brass 32mm) Golden Gate Bridge, sunset, fair building GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1939 / SAN FRANCISCO BAY G.C.I.E. / 140.C (Golden Gate International Exposition token number) Airplane flying, Covered wagon / 1849 1939 Golden Gate Exposition - Treasure Island (Brass 32mm) GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1939 / SAN FRANCISCO BAY Golden Gate Bridge, sunset, fair building PAT. D110016 TREASURE ISLAND Treasure Island, airplane, sunset Golden Gate Exposition - Union Pacific Railroad (Aluminum 32mm) Golden Gate Bridge, sunset, fair building GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1939 / SAN FRANCISCO BAY Two railroad engines, shield logo of Union Pacific ROAD OF THE STREAMLINERS AND THE CHALLENGERS / UNION PACIFIC UNION PACIFIC - THE OVERLAND ROUTE ALUMINUM IN THESE FAMOUS TRAINS FURNISHED BY ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA
Cool Tokens! My mom attended the 1939 World's Fair in SF when she was 10 year's old. She and her brother and their parents took a train from Minneapolis. Years later when I was living in SF I asked if she was going to come out for a visit. She said that she had already been there. Of course I said when? She told me about the fair and I laughed. I said, Mom! SF has changed a bit since 1939. Two of my kids were born in SF. It's a great city and a place you should be required to visit before you are allowed to die. :smile Thanks for sharing!
