Between Romance and War: the Making of Treasure Island

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Listener Gary Pilgrim was taking a drive across the Bay Bridge with his new wife when they decided to stop at Treasure Island. After taking in the sweeping views, he wondered how this manmade island came to be in the first place, and what it's future holds. We're answering Gary's questions in a two-part series exploring the island's past and future. This week: How was Treasure Island made, and why? Additional Reading: How Treasure Island Got Made — and Why Reported by Kevin Stark. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey and Patricia Yollin.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	Bakedureus listener Gary Pilgrim rekindled a romance with a high school sweetheart who he hadn't seen in
0:09.5	40 years.
0:11.4	Things went well, really well. And soon they got married.
0:15.0	My new bride and I took a drive in our convertible and we were thinking of the scene out of the
0:21.6	graduate where the convertible crosses the Bay Bridge.
0:27.0	Remember that at Treasure Island, that man-made pat of land jutting out into the San Francisco Bay.
0:45.7	There he found a panoramic view and all these old buildings. He was enchanted.
0:52.0	I've driven over the Bay Bridge and seen Treasure Island and it causes me to wonder what's its past,
1:00.0	what's going on there now, and what the plans are for its future.
1:05.6	We're going to explore the answers to Gary's questions in two episodes.
1:09.9	One about Treasure Islands Past, another which will air next week about its future.
1:14.2	future.
1:15.2	I'm Olivia Allen Price.
1:16.8	On this episode of Bay Curious, The Making of Treasure Island.
1:20.6	How did San Francisco build an island in the middle of the bay?
1:24.0	And why?
1:27.0	Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family-owned, operated and argued over.
1:41.0	Explore their brews wherever fine beverages are sold and taste how
1:45.0	trailblazing runs in the family. Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new
1:50.1	favorite beer today. K-Q2D Science reporter Kevin Stark headed out to answer Gary's questions.
1:57.0	I meet with Anne Schneblen, inside the atrium of one of the oldest buildings on Treasure Island.
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