History of Yerba Buena Island 

I lived on Yerba Buena island when I was 15 yrs old. It was the summer of 1980 and I had enrolled in the Youth Conservation Corps. YCC was a wonderful experience! We lived in a old firehouse and ate with the Coast guard officers at the chow hall. Our days were filled with chopping fennel and other weed maintenance, at night we would sing songs and learn about conservation. It was a great summer. Yerba Buena island will always have a warm spot in my heart..

I had no idea all these structures were on Yerba Buena Island!? Wow. I have been looking up what's to be developed on Treasure Island, and this video came up. Yup, we travel often to the city and when driving along the bridge, I have always told myself that I wanted to look up the history. Thanks for this! 🥤

My father was stationed on Treasure Island ( aka TI) from 1968 to 1971 before he was sent to serve in Vietnam. While he was actually in the Coast Guard, he served from Naval Bases in Texas, California and Hawaii. I was really happy living on TI, we had moved into brand new housing and my bedroom window looked out on the San Francisco skyline.

I lived on Treasure Island in 1982, Treasure Island was a navy base for training. There was what they called and A school For ship fittings and damage control, we lived in a very unusual barracks, it was a circular multi-storey building with an Atrium in the middle. There was a large spiral ramp that went around and around to the different floors.

Now they're building homes there and Treasure Island. What a damn shame!

I don't know how the island can sustain a community of 20,000. An island that could be underwater in 50 years, if projections of polar ice melt hold true. It is a pity so much of the old navy installations were torn down.

hove the storytelling and all the beautiful shots you took. Such a great travel video. Great job :)

Stationed @YBI 1983

Very interesting, thanks for uploading.

I was discharged from the Marines on Treasure Island in 1971. At the time the Navy was teaching the Venezuelan Navy how to operate some WW2 submarines and destroyers they had purchased. I had a buddy in the Navy who was part of one of the sub training crews. He gave me a tour of one of the subs. That was pretty cool because the sub was full of provisions and crew, so it was way more interesting than touring a museum sub. I also got to bunk a few nights on a WW2 minesweeper that was of all wood construction. It was 100ft. long and was one of two such ships left in the Navy, soon to be scrapped.

I remember being a 10 yr old boy, my grandpa worked for housing authority and got a job/side job to tile one of the great whites. This was was while it was still in effect as a launch base. My5yr older cousin and I, I remember just sat and watched as the F-14’s (I think) would take off and land, and maneuver around their runway. Coolest 5 days I’ll EVER remember. And back then it was like, what’s gonna happen? We’re on a frkn military island!! Both Dad and Grandpa were Navy/Army so we were golden. Beautiful architecture, and of course scenery.

I have a question I hope you can answer, there was a house above the tunnel to the right would you know who lived there in the late 50's the reason I ask is that I remember looking out the window of that house watching car come across the bridge.

Got out of navy there in 1977

Interesting video about the real island that the man made island,Treasure Island , was connected to..........

My name is Edward Zuniga Leon my ancestors own yerba buena Island in 1840 and my mother's side of the family,,,,,, but obvious United States government just takes your land just because they