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Table 6
Golden Gate Exposition Buildings of Treasure Island
(Demolished by 1942)

Bldg. No. Building Data

NIA Map Quad: D1 3 - Dl4 Year Built: 1938 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
'--------1
Title: Shasta Cascade Building
Uses: Displays promoting lumbering, agriculture, fruit growing, and mining in Tehama,
Lassen, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, and Siskiyou counties of California, as well as
Lake, Klamath, and Jackson counties in Oregon.

NIA Map Quad: E 10 Year Built: 193 8 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
~-----1 Title: Pacific House
Uses: The "Theme Building" of the Exposition. The Pacific House had topographical
map of the Pacific Area in the form of a fountain (now demolished and in pieces
in a fenced area behind Building 2). The displays were primarily maps of the
Pacific area highlighting different aspects, such as flora and fauna, peoples,
economics, art, architecture, and transportation.

NIA Map Quad: E 11 Year Built: 193 8 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
~-----I
Title: Hawaii
Uses: Displays highlighting both modem and ancient Hawaii.

NIA Map Quad: E 11 Year Built: 1938 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
~-----1 Title: New Zealand
Uses: Displays of the scenic nature of New Zealand and emphasizing the Maori history.

NIA Map Quad: E 11 Year Built: 193 8 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
Title: French Indo-China
Uses: Displays of the Ruins of Angkor, art in silver work, silk, and fine bronzes.

NIA Map Quad: E 10 YearBuilt: 1938 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
L...-------1
Title: Australia
Uses: Displays of the features of Australia, especially its unusual wildlife.

NIA
.__ ____ --1 Map Quad: E 10 Year Built: 1938 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
Title: Life History of Redwoods
Uses: Displays of the Coastal Redwoods of California which included their botany,
growth, uses, and preservation, as well as a cross-section of the oldest Coastal
Redwood harvested which was determined to be 2200 years old.

NIA Map Quad: E 10 Year Built: 1938 Year Demolished: NLT 1942
L...-------1
Title: Philippine Pavilion
Uses: Displays of Philippine goods. Copper roof.

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