Panama–Pacific International Exposition
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 fair was constructed on a 636-acre (257-hectare) site along the northern shore, between the Presidio and Fort Mason, now known as the Marina District.
Not to be confused with the Panama–California Exposition held in San Diego the same year.1915 San Francisco
Universal exposition
Historical Expo
Panama-Pacific International Exposition
636 acres (257 ha)
18,876,438
24
February 20, 1915
December 4, 1915
Aerial view of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, directed southeast. The exposition buildings have been colored to distinguish them; the area, then known as Harbor View, is now the Marina District.
Modern view of PPIE grounds, directed east-southeast in 1980; cropped from a photograph by Carol Highsmith. The Palace of Fine Arts is prominent in the foreground.
View north-northeast; the Tower of Jewels is prominent in the center, and the domed Palace of Horticulture can be seen on the left. Alcatraz Island can be seen in the background.
