Nice stop place if you’re not in a hurry to get to San Francisco or leave. There is the Panorama Park, a dog park and tucked away on the back side of the island under the Bay Bridge the “Nimitz House” - named after Admiral Chester William Nimitz, who was the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet durning WW2. The Nimitz House also known as quarters one was built as part of the initial wave of building construction that established the Naval Training Station, on what was then known as Goat Island, as an active base between 1900 and 1923. It is on the National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco and one of the most unseen places in San Francisco since it is a bit tucked away under...
Read moreAwesome,I got my merchant marine Documents close by at Coast Guard Island,California when I was a Chef Training student at the National Maritime Union Job Corps Advanced Culinary School in 1993 on Treasure Island,California next to Alcatraz.Today the school offers more vocational training than just Culinary.Today the School is named Treasure Island Job Corps Center,located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay on the Former Treasure Island Navy Base.I lived there for 16 months & Graduate with a Advanced Diploma in Culinary and...
Read moreI had seen pictures of the condos planned for Yerba Buena island. Somehow I thought there were already units to be viewed. I'm a Realtor so I went over to check it out. Much to my surprise and disappointment, there's nothing built yet! I'd never seen so much Earth moving equipment in my life and detour signs. After finding nothing we had lunch at the Spinnaker and Sausalito which made for a beautiful day. Going to have to wait a while before there's anything to see at Yerba...
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