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ThePanama–Pacific International Exposition(PPIE) was aworld\'s fairheld inSan Francisco, in the United States, between February 20 and December 4 in 1915. Its ostensible purpose was to celebrate the completion of thePanama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the1906 earthquake. The fair was constructed on a635 acre(2.6 km2)site in San Francisco, along the northern shore, between thePresidioandFort Mason, now known as theMarina District.

Exhibits[edit]

Among the exhibits at the Exposition was theC. P. Huntington, the firststeam locomotivepurchased bySouthern Pacific Railroad; the locomotive is now on static display at theCalifornia State Railroad MuseuminSacramento. Atelephoneline was also established toNew York Cityso people across the continent could hear thePacific Ocean. TheLiberty Belltraveled by train on a nationwide tour fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvaniato attend the exposition. After that trip, the Liberty Bell returned to Philadelphia, and has not made any further journeys since.[1]

The1915 American Grand PrizeandVanderbilt Cupauto races were held February 27 and March 6 on a 3.84-mile (6.18km) circuit set up around the Exposition grounds.[2]TheSmithsonian Institutionalso had an exhibition at the Exposition.[3]

Architecture[edit]

The centerpiece was theTower of Jewels, which rose to 435 feet and was covered with over 100,000 cut glass Novagems. The 3⁄4to 2 inch colored \"gems\" sparkled in sunlight throughout the day and were illuminated by over 50 powerful electrical searchlights at night.

In front of the Tower, the Fountain of Energy flowed at the center of the South Gardens, flanked by the Palace of Horticulture on the west and the Festival Hall to the east. The arch of the Tower served as the gateway to the Court of the Universe, leading to the Court of the Four Seasons to the west and the Court of Abundance to the east. These courts formed the primary exhibit area for the fair, which included the Food Products Palace, the Education and Social Economy Palace, the Agriculture Palace, the Liberal Arts Palace, the Transportation Palace, the Manufacturers Palace, the Mines and Metallurgy Palace, and the Varied Industries Palace. The Machinery Palace, the largest hall, dominated the east end of the central court.

At the west end of central court group was thePalace of Fine Arts. Further west toward the bay down The Avenue of the Nations were national and states\' buildings, displaying customs and products unique to the area represented. At the opposite end of the Fair, nearFort Masonwas \"The Zone\", an avenue of popular amusements and concessions stands.

Construction[edit]

Constructed from temporary materials (primarilystaff, a combination of plaster and burlap fiber), almost all the fair\'s various buildings and attractions were pulled down in late 1915. Intended to fall into pieces at the close of the fair (reportedly because the architect believed every great city needed ruins), the only surviving building on the Exposition grounds,Bernard Maybeck\'s Palace of Fine Arts, remained in place, slowly falling into disrepair[4](although the hall used to display painting and sculpture during the Fair was repurposed as a garage for jeeps duringWorld War II). The Palace, including the colonnade with its signature weeping women and rotunda dome, was completely reconstructed in the 1960s and a seismic retrofit was completed in early 2009. TheExploratorium, an interactive science museum, occupied the northern 2/3 of the Palace from 1969 to 2013; the city-owned Palace of Fine Arts Theater, has occupied the southern 1/3 since 1970.

A panorama of the Palace of Fine Arts c.1919. The current building was rebuilt in the 1930s, again in the 1960s, and then seismically retrofitted after damage from 1989\'s Loma Prieta earthquake, and again in 2009.Other surviving buildings[edit]Souvenir booklet, \"The Jewel City\" 1915

Buildings from the Exposition that still stand today (other than the Palace of Fine Arts) include what is now called theBill Graham Civic Auditoriumat Civic Center Plaza and the Japanese Tea house, which was barged down the Bay toBelmont, Californiaand currently operates as a restaurant.

Also surviving are the one-third scale steam locomotives of the Overfair Railroad that operated at the Exposition. They are maintained in working order at the Swanton Pacific Railroad Society located on Cal Poly San Luis Obispo\'s Swanton Ranch just north of Santa Cruz.[5][6]

TheLegion of Honor Museum, in Lincoln Park, was the gift ofAlma de Bretteville Spreckels, wife of the sugar magnate B. Spreckels.[7]The building is a full-scale replica of the French Pavilion from the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, which in turn was a three-quarter-scale version of thePalais de la Légion d\'Honneuralso known as the Hôtel de Salm inParisby George Applegarth and H. Guillaume. At the close of the exposition, the French government granted Spreckels permission to construct a permanent replica of the French Pavilion, but World War I delayed the groundbreaking until 1921.[8]

Commemorations[edit]Main article:Panama–Pacific commemorative coinsPostcard showing new buildings in San Francisco, with earthquake ruins and bear in foreground, and two small images of buildings of the Exposition at bottom

TheUS Post Officeissued a set of fourpostage stampsto commemorate the exposition, with designs depicting a profile ofVasco Núñez de Balboa(1¢), thePedro Miguel Locksof thePanama Canal(2¢), theGolden Gate(5¢), and the discovery ofSan Francisco Bay(10¢). The stamps were first put on sale in 1913, to promote the coming event, and perforated 12, and then reissued in 1914 and 1915, perforated 10. Their prices today range widely; the 2¢ of 1913 is available for under a dollar in used condition, while an unused 10¢ of the scarcer orange-yellow variety in 1915 can be worth up to a thousandUnited States dollars.[9]

TheUnited States Congressauthorized theSan Francisco Mint(also known as \"The Granite Lady\") to issue a series of five commemorative coins. Said coins were the 1915-S silver Panama-Pacific half dollar and four gold coins. The denominations of the gold coins were $1, $ 21⁄2(quarter eagle) and $50 (in two types: a round coin, and an unusual octagonal coin). The Panama-Pacific coins have the distinction of being the first commemorative coins to bear the motto \"In God We Trust\", and were also the first commemoratives to be struck at a branch mint.[10]The gold coins are scarce while the two $50 ones are extremely rare. The half dollar had a mintage of 27,134 and in modestly worn condition is available for several hundred dollars.[citation needed]

NumismatistFarran Zerbesupervised the creation of a series of commemorative medals, an award medal, a souvenir medal, and diplomas.[citation needed]

In 2015, theCalifornia Historical Society, the Maybeck Foundation, and Innovation Hangar will partner with the City and County of San Francisco to commemorate the centennial of the transformative 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition.[11]

On June 20, 2015 a commemorative orchestra, chorus and band concert was held at the Palace of Fine Arts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fair.

A feature film,When the World Came to San Francisco, which tells the story of the fair, was made by writer and directorR. Christian Anderson. It was part of the city\'s official centennial celebration sanctioned by the California Historical Society.[12]The film had its world premiere at thede Young Fine Arts Museumin Golden Gate Park on October 30, 2015.[13]

Pictures[edit]

Festival Hall
Palace of Horticulture
California Building
The model of the Panama Canal
Palace of Fine Arts, by Exposition exhibitorColin Campbell Cooper
The State of Wisconsin Pavilion
The \"India Block\" at the Exposition.
Aerial view of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. The exposition buildings have been colored to distinguish them from the rest of the Marina District area.

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