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From: "roland elliott" <>
Subject: Re: Key System to Treasure Island Fair
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 13:30:43 -0800
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Yep,that was the "China Clipper " base,also a ferry quay.R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clovis McCluskey" <>
To: "roland elliott" <>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:19
Subject: Re: Key System to Treasure Island Fair


> I am sure that there was a 4th way to get to T.I. I have a very clear
> memory of a Pan Am base at the edge of the island and Flying Boats coming
in
> and taking off. There would be quite a crowd to watch The China Clipper
> come in from Hong Kong and other Pacific bases.
>
> Clovis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "roland elliott" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Key System to Treasure Island Fair
>
>
> > Don't know how to describe it,it was open clear into the 50's,and had a
> > substation,off ramp like a subway,stairs down to a open bus.R
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "George Rushton" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 15:18
> > Subject: Key System to Treasure Island Fair
> >
> >
> > > Last night on KTVU, channel 2, in Oakland they had a
> > > repeat of a 1989, show on the 1939-40 Worlds Fair on
> > > Treasure Island. At one point they say that people
> > > got there by one of three ways, ferry (knew about that
> > > way, car on the Bay Bridge (knew that also) and by the
> > > Key System, knew about the Key System on the bridge,
> > > for I road it the last day that they were running on
> > > the bridge, but did not know that they stop at
> > > Treasure Island. Where did they stop, and how did
> > > they get down to the island.
> > >
> > > George
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• Key System to Treasure Island Fair by George Rushton <>
  • Re: Key System to Treasure Island Fair by "roland elliott" <>