On this day – April 3

By Ron Plain | April 03, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated Contra Costa County and Tehama County Day. ... Read More >

On this day – April 1

By Ron Plain | April 01, 2015

On this day in 1915 the New Jersey Building was dedicated at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >

On this day – March 31

By Ron Plain | March 31, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated “Ripe Olive Day.” ... Read More >

On this day – March 30

By Ron Plain | March 30, 2015

March 30, 1915 was “Poppy Day” at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This exhibit – “Mrs. Rosey’s Poppy Room” took the Gold Medal Prize. Image and description courtesy of the University of California Davis Special Collections. View their complete PPIE Collections online at Calisphere. ... Read More >

National Parks at the PPIE

By Ron Plain | March 26, 2015

On the occasion of the conference Science for Parks, Parks for Science: The Next Century held this week at the University of California Berkeley, let’s take a look at two spectacular exhibits of National Parks at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. ... Read More >

On this day – March 10

By Ron Plain | March 10, 2015

On this day in 1915 the South Pacific Railroad building was dedicated. ... Read More >

On this day – March 9

By Ron Plain | March 09, 2015

On this day in 1915 the China Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was dedicated. ... Read More >

On this day – March 5

By Ron Plain | March 05, 2015

On this day in 1915 the House of Hoo-H00 was dedicated. Designed by Bernard Maybeck, it was built by the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a fraternal organization of lumbermen, millers, and wholesalers.  ... Read More >

On this day – March 4

By Ron Plain | March 04, 2015

March 4, 1915 was Santa Barbara County Day, American Association of Traffic Officers’ Day, and the occasion of the dedications of the West Virginia and Washington State buildings. ... Read More >

On this day – March 3

By Ron Plain | March 03, 2015

On this day in 1915 the New Zealand Pavilion was dedicated. ... Read More >