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 >

On this Day – March 2

By Ron Plain | March 02, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Swedish Building of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was dedicated. ... Read More >

On this day – February 27

By Ron Plain | February 27, 2015

“I guess old England will be pleased to get this blooming cup, right enough, and if I didn’t have such a blasted headache I’d be a bit more excited about it meself” said Dario Resta upon winning the Grand Prix auto race on this day in 1915. ... Read More >

On this day – February 26

By Ron Plain | February 26, 2015

On this day in 1915 Norway’s Pavilion was dedicated. ... Read More >

On this day – February 25

By Ron Plain | February 25, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Canadian pavilion of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was dedicated. ... Read More >

On this day – February 24

By PPIE100 | February 24, 2015

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

On this day in 1915

By PPIE100 | February 20, 2015

On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition opened to the public. ... Read More >

KQED Forum

By PPIE100 | February 19, 2015

On Wednesday, February 18 KQED Forum host Michael Krasny discussed the history and legacy of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition with Anthea Hartig, CEO and Executive Director of the California Historical Society, Laura Ackley, author of San Francisco’s Jewel City: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 (Heyday), and Lee Bruno, author of Panorama: Tales from San Francisco’s 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exposition (Cameron + Company). ... Read More >

After the Lights Went Out

By PPIE100 | February 18, 2015

Flags were ordered flown at half mast by mayor James Rolph in San Francisco on Sunday, December 5, 1915, the day after the Panama Pacific International Exposition closed. The 635-acre site for the exposition had been leased from a variety of owners and immediate restitution of the land was necessary. ... Read More >