Golden Gate view 1860's

Calisphere

I think we are looking at the future site of the PPIE, perhaps 50 years before. "The Presidio and Golden Gate from Russian Hill" is the title that shows up if you enlarge the photo.

Hardly any trees!

Everyone else was on the move, too

Oakland Tribune, July 14, 1915

Are we coming to this? uh, yeah

Oakland Tribune, October 21, 1915

For Sale - Plants who went to the 1915 fair

From the Oakland Tribune, October 20, 1915

Japanese Garden in the Horticulture Garden

From Official Catalogue

Block 1 is marked "Japan".  I've been wondering what was in it. Ran across the "Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Panama-Pacific International Exposition" while searching for Domoto (a local nursery) and PPIE.

Construction photos of the South Gardens

Tower of Jewels, June 21, 1914

Some construction photos of the PPIE don't have a date. So I've collected dated photos that show the Tower of Jewels. I created a timeline of photos including these undated panoramas according to the progress of the construction of the Tower of Jewels.

The Library of Congress has the following panoramas.

• February 20, 1914
• March 20, 1914 
• March 30, 1914 from Education, some palms
• unknown date
• April 18, 1914
• May 1, 1914 - hort palace well framed. not good picture.
• unknown date 2. hort palace has glass.
• June 21, 1914
• unknown date 3.
• Unknown date 4, 3 months before opening.
• 1915, unknown date

Counting palms

The number "350" is used for the number of palms along the Avenue of Palms in several places. I think that might be high. So I photographed the landscape plan that is currently displayed at the California Historical Society.

Some palms were obtained from CNC and some elsewhere.

And, yes, I know. A landscape plan is more like "guidelines" than actual rules, to paraphrase the pirate's code.