World to partake in Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915
The Panama Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Francisco in 1915 will celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. Presidentially issued proclamations and state department outreach signal global interest and high planning by leading architects. The expo will feature the largest and costliest structures ever built for a world’s fair.
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Hamilton M. Wright
United States
San Francisco
Congress
Department of State
America
San Francisco Exposition Plans for Civic Center Complex
Exposition officials outline a civic center at the junction of two streets featuring Grecian columns and flags. The group will cost about $9 million, centered by a new city hall replacing the 1906 building. A $1 million auditorium and a private opera house will host world renowned performers during the exposition.
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Civic Center
San Francisco
Pan American Exposition Plans for San Francisco 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition to be staged in San Francisco in 1915 will feature an extraordinary international range with naval displays, foreign participation, and grand architecture. Harbor View will host main pavilions while Golden Gate Park houses permanent buildings, linked by a marine boulevard and an expansive trolley route. The St Francis Memorial tower, at an estimated cost of 1 million dollars, will rise 850 feet, greeting visiting ships and signaling the world’s greatest oceanic celebration.
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Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Commonwealths
United States
Union
California
Golden Gate
Harbor View
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Park
Presidio
Market Street
van Ness Avenue
United States Navy
Bartholdi
St Francis Memorial Tower
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