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During the Marina's development, the U.S. President was Woodrow Wilson and Einstein was just perfecting his Theory of Relativity.
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Average annual income:
$1,267
Average price of a new car: $390
Average price of a new house: $3,395
Price of gold per ounce:
$20.67
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The Marina District:
The Marina Green, Fort Mason, the Wave Organ, the Palace of Fine Arts, the St. Francis Yacht Club, the Golden Gate Yacht Club, Chestnut Street, Chrissy Field
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The area situated between Fort Mason and the Palace of Fine Arts, the MARINA district was built specifically to celebrate the rebirth of the city after the massive earthquake of 1906.
Before the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition, the Marina didn't exist at all. The Marina District was originally known as "Harbor View." It was a ragged shoreline, so a seawall was built. By 1913 the expanse had been filled with sand dredged from the bay. Dredging left enough deep water for the creation of the St Francis and Golden Gate Yacht Clubs, which occupy prestigious spots at the foot of Baker Street.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California between February 20 and December 4 in 1915. It was built at a cost of 50 million dollars. Its ostensible 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. If you can imagine the entire area from Chrissy Filed to Fort Mason pavilioned with displays from 29 U.S. & 25 foreign countries over 635 acres, you begin to grasp the scope of the Expo. In addition to the state and foreign pavilions, there were 11 major showcases designed by noted architects of the era. Enhanced by San Francisco's coastal fog, it was a fantasy city that 19,000,000 came from around the world to ogle and enjoy.
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| The 1915 San Francisco's World Fair |
| The Panama Pacific International Exposition |
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The Pan-Pacific International Exposition was constructed on a 635 acre (2.6
km2) site in the area of San Francisco, part of the Presidio now known as the Marina. The subsequent high price of land in this area, combined with the fact that the exposition buildings were constructed from temporary materials, meant that almost all the fair's various attractions were later pulled down. The only surviving building is Bernard Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts
The US Post Office issued a set of four postage stamps to commemorate the exposition, with designs depicting a profile of Vasco Núñez de Balboa(1c), the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal (2c), the Golden Gate (5c), and the discovery of San Francisco Bay (10c). 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 2c of 1913 is available for under a dollar in used condition, while an unused 10c of 1915 goes for a thousand dollars. |
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