Tanforan
Project location
San Bruno, CA
Project phase
Community review
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Legacy of Tanforan
The Tanforan site has had many lives over the last 50 years. In the early 20th century, the site was home to the Tanforan Racetrack where famed racehorses Seabiscuit and Citation were trained and stabled. For six months in 1942, it served as one of the main Bay Area assembly centers for those forced into Japanese American internment camps, processing about 8,000 Japanese American Citizens. The track closed in 1964 and was about to be demolished, when it was destroyed in a major fire on July 31, 1964. In 1971, The Shops at Tanforan mall was later built on the site and was renovated in 2005. The San Bruno BART station opened in 2003, when the transit system was extended to Millbrae and the San Francisco International Airport. As we bring Tanforan into its next chapter, the project team will work closely will historical interest groups and the Japanese-American community to enhance, preserve and improve memorials and historical markers on or near the site.
Guiding Principles
Mixed-Use Transit Village
Compose a new mixed-use transit-oriented village integrating places to work, live, shop and relax.
Housing
Provide much needed new housing in the development, including a significant component of affordable housing.
Innovation Space
Create a world-class science and innovation center that will be an economic catalyst for the City of San Bruno.
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