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Hidden Mansion Underneath San Francisco Bay Bridge

Name: Hidden Mansion Underneath San Francisco Bay Bridge
Uploaded: 2023-06-08T01:00:15+00:00
Duration: 39 s
Channel: Austin Klar
Description: In this brief YouTube monologue, Austin Klar reveals the existence of a 6,000‑square‑foot mansion, originally called Quarters One, built in 1900 on Yerba…

8 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, Austin Klar reveals the existence of a 6,000‑square‑foot mansion, originally called Quarters One, built in 1900 on Yerba Buena Island as part of the only U.S. Navy training station on the West Coast. The house served as the residence for senior naval officers, most famously Admiral Chester Nimitz, who died there just before his 81st birthday. His funeral caused a temporary halt to all air traffic at San Francisco International Airport, with 70 jets circling overhead before his interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery. After Nimitz’s death, the mansion was briefly used as an event space before the federal government transferred the parcel to the State of California, which has preserved the structure. Klar ends with a prompt to follow for more Bay Area history and a brief foreign‑language phrase.

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Did you know that there's a 6,000-square-foot mansion hidden underneath San Francisco's Bay Bridge? The home originally known as Quarters One was built on Yerba Buena Island in 1900 as part of the only US Navy training station on the West Coast. And over the years, it's been home to many high-ranking US Naval officers, including famous Admiral Chester Nimitz, its last resident and namesake of the Nimitz House. He died in the Yerba Buena mansion a few days shy of his 81st birthday, and all air traffic to SFO had to be paused as 70 jets flew overhead during his funeral at the Golden Gate National Cemetery. After his death, the home was used used as an event space very briefly until the federal government deeded the parcel to the state of California, which has kept the home intact. Follow me for more Bay Area history. [FOREIGN LANGUAGE]