Hall of Transportation, Treasure Island

The Hall of Transportation is an exhibition building on Treasure Island in San Francisco featuring 1930s Moderne architectural design with geometric shapes and spacious interiors. The structure spans across roughly two acres and showcases the characteristic style of its era.

The building was constructed in 1938 as an exhibition hall for the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition. Although originally planned as an airplane hangar, it was never used for that purpose and served as an exhibition space instead.

The building was a place where visitors could see the latest advances in transportation technology during the exposition. Today, visitors can understand how people reacted to innovations that would change how they traveled.

The building is located on the southeast side of Treasure Island near California Avenue between Avenues D and F. Visitors should plan to use public transportation or private transport to reach the island, as it is not easily accessible on foot from the mainland.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, recognizing its architectural importance. This late recognition shows how long it took for the significance of this 1930s exposition-era structure to be fully acknowledged.

Location: San Francisco

GPS coordinates: 37.81806,-122.36722

Latest update: December 14, 2025 16:42