Treasurure Island, San Francisco
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Bennett Hall Collection

Treasurure Island, San Francisco
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Treasurure Island, San Francisco
Court of the Moon, Golden Gate Exposition, Treasure Island 1939 The central pool, the Phantom Arches, with its 24 arches of water, and the fountain pool form the main design elements of this Court. To the left is the South Tower entrance to the Homes and Gardens Building, which displayed "New Things for Better Living - a thousand new inventions, new materials, new methods and new ideas that make modern living better living". Irish yews and vases flank the central pool, called the Phantom Arches, with its 24 arches of water. The fountain statue was the "Evening Star", and the horticulture, of blue and white color scheme, had over 148,000 plantings. The recently constructed Bay Bridge cantilever section extending from Yerba Buena island can be seen in the background.
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