Golden Gate International Exposition

1939–1940 San Francisco
A map of the Exposition from the Official Guide Book
Overview
BIE-class	Universal exposition
Name	Golden Gate International Exposition
Motto	A Pageant of the Pacific
Area	160 hectares (400 acres)
Visitors	17,000,000 [1]
Location
Country	United States
City	San Francisco
Venue	Treasure Island
Coordinates	37°49′27″N 122°22′16″W / 37.8242°N 122.3710°W / 37.8242; -122.3710
Timeline
Opening	February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18)
Closure	September 29, 1940 (1940-09-29)
Simultaneous
Universal	1939 New York World's Fair

The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) was a World's Fair held at Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, U.S. The exposition operated from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island.^[1] Among other things, it celebrated the city's two newly built bridges: the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge.