1915 San Diego Panama-California Exposition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1915_San_Diego_Panama-California_Exposition
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Spanish Colonial Revival
gptkbp:attractsTouristsFrom over 3.7 million
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Centennial celebrations in 2015
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:1915_Panama-Pacific_International_Exposition_(San_Francisco)
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Charles_Collier
gptkbp:endDate 1916-12-31
gptkbp:exhibits cultural
industrial
agricultural
scientific
gptkbp:featuredExhibit San Diego Zoo (founded after the exposition)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1915 San Diego Panama-California Exposition
gptkbp:legacy development of Balboa Park
establishment of San Diego Zoo
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Diego,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Balboa_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:California_Tower
gptkb:Botanical_Building
gptkb:Cabrillo_Bridge
gptkb:Spreckels_Organ_Pavilion
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Carleton_Winslow_(architect)
gptkb:Frank_P._Allen_Jr._(director_of_works)
gptkb:Kate_Sessions_(horticulturist)
Bertram Goodhue (architect)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Panama-California_Exposition
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:San_Diego_Chamber_of_Commerce
gptkb:Frank_P._Allen_Jr.
gptkbp:president gptkb:G._Aubrey_Davidson
gptkbp:purpose promote San Diego as first U.S. port of call for ships traveling north after passing through the Panama Canal
celebrate opening of the Panama Canal
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:startDate 1915-01-01
gptkbp:theme Panama Canal and the American Southwest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panama-Pacific_International_Exposition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5