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The Panama–California Exposition was a world exposition held in San Diego, California, between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917.The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, and was meant to tout San Diego as the first United States port of call for ships traveling north after passing westward through the canal.
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915.Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
The House of Charm is a historic museum building in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition, and like most buildings from the exposition, it features Mission Revival architecture. It acquired its current name during the California Pacific International Exposition.
Designed by architect Thomas Hastings, of the firm of Carrère and Hastings, [1] the combination triumphal arch-and-tower was 435 feet (132.59 m) tall.It was covered with more than 100,000 1-7/8 inch (47 mm) diameter Novagems, cut glass faceted "jewels", that sparkled in the sunlight, and were illuminated at night by more than fifty spotlights.
Photo by Worden of his exhibition space at the PPIE in 1915. As preparations were underway for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, set to open on February 20, 1915, Worden took advantage of his accreditation as an official photographer of the event to use his large-format cameras to record the PPIE's architectural and sculptural ...
California Building, now the Museum of Us, Panama–California Exposition, 1915 Kansas Building, Panama–California Exposition, 1915 Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles, 1926 Carleton Monroe Winslow (December 27, 1876 – 1946), also known as Carleton Winslow Sr. , was an American architect, and key proponent of Spanish Colonial Revival ...
The Panama–California Exposition officially opened in San Diego with U.S. President Woodrow Wilson ceremoniously pushing a telegraph button in Washington, D.C. that turned on the power and lights at the park. The exposition, which celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, would host 3.7 million visitors over the next two years. [3] [4]
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art.