. Review of reviews and world's work . r>rc r>f t>if>Exposition -^^ ^ ?^^ Panama-Pacific Exposition, atSan Francisco, afternearly a year of discus-sion, decided last Julyon the arrangementand location of the ex-position buildings. Theplan adopted by thedirectors is new in thehistory of expositions,for the whole city ofSan Francisco, rebuiltsince the fire of 1906,will serve as the siteof the great fair. Thusthe exposition visitorwill be quartered inthe hotel district of thecity, near the civic cen-ter at Van Ness Ave-nue and Market Street,where there will be agreat auditorium andcon
. Review of reviews and world's work . r>rc r>f t>if>Exposition -^^ ^ ?^^ Panama-Pacific Exposition, atSan Francisco, afternearly a year of discus-sion, decided last Julyon the arrangementand location of the ex-position buildings. Theplan adopted by thedirectors is new in thehistory of expositions,for the whole city ofSan Francisco, rebuiltsince the fire of 1906,will serve as the siteof the great fair. Thusthe exposition visitorwill be quartered inthe hotel district of thecity, near the civic cen-ter at Van Ness Ave-nue and Market Street,where there will be agreat auditorium andconvention hall, withother permanent expo-sition buildings whichmay proi)crly be placedin the heart of the ci\ic center, a fea-ture of the Burnhamplans, will be connectedby Van Ness Avenuewith the main entranceof the exposition, nearFort Mason on the bayshore. Here will be theexhibits of machineryand other manufac-tures, an aquarium,and a yacht harborjust at the edge of theGolden Gate. Here also THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD .391. YOUNG PROHIBITION CAMPAIGNERS IN MAINE will be the concessions of the type made fa-miliar by former expositions. The Governmentpost known as the Presidio adjoins this partof the exposition site, and not many blockswest is Lincoln Park, commanding an unex-celled ocean view, and here will be erected astatue commemorative of the building of thePanama Canal. A strip of 200 acres betweenLincoln Park and the Golden Gate Park willaccommodate the principal foreign and Stateexhibits. The museum and art gallery, beingpermanent features, will be placed in GoldenGate Park. At Telegraph Hill, on the bayfront, there will be a monster wireless tele-graph tower in connection with a permanentl)ark and observatory. A boulevard and anintermural railway, nine miles in length, willconnect these various sites, while the UnionFerry Depot will form the entrance to the cityand Market Street will lead to the civic cen-ter. The whole country will be interested inthe developm
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