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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.
The California Quadrangle, California Building, and California Tower are historic structures located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. They were built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and served as the grand entry to the event. [3] The buildings and courtyard were designed by architect Bertram Goodhue.
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition, constructed in San Francisco by the Golden Gate at a cost of $50 million, was open from February 20, 1915, to December 4, 1915. [5] About 19,000,000 people attended, and the exposition was a great success, [ 6 ] generating enough profit to build the San Francisco Civic Auditorium with about $1 ...
This is a schematic map of the Panama-California Exposition as it appeared in its second year, 1916. El Prado Complex corresponds to El Prado, the central avenue (gray), together with the buildings and plazas on either side of it. The blue area between it and the Cabrillo Bridge is the California Quadrangle, also listed on the National Register.
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 ...
Built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition, it remains one of the largest lath structures in the world. [1] Alfred D. Robinson (1867–1942), founder and president of the San Diego Floral Society, suggested the construction of a lath house as a feature of the Panama–California Exposition, which was to open in the City of San Diego ...