. The San Diego garden fair; personal impressions of the architecture, sculpture, horticulture, color scheme & other aesthetic aspects of the Panama California International Exposition . g else, a trace of orna-ment, even of color, would have gone a long waytowards tying bridge and exposition propertogether. It is a little naked, and only thewarm sun of San Diego will save it frommonotony with the fine play of strong castshadows within its arches. The slow approach over the bridge, owing toits great length of one thousand feet, is helpfulin getting ones mind adjusted to the peculiarcharm of th
. The San Diego garden fair; personal impressions of the architecture, sculpture, horticulture, color scheme & other aesthetic aspects of the Panama California International Exposition . g else, a trace of orna-ment, even of color, would have gone a long waytowards tying bridge and exposition propertogether. It is a little naked, and only thewarm sun of San Diego will save it frommonotony with the fine play of strong castshadows within its arches. The slow approach over the bridge, owing toits great length of one thousand feet, is helpfulin getting ones mind adjusted to the peculiarcharm of the first great group of buildings onemeets. One enjoys also the plain buttressedwall, rising from the slopes of the hills. Theeffect is that of a fortified mediaeval , the gateway to the inner parts is notguarded by huge iron doors and halberdiers, andone saunters along unchallenged into the Quad-rangle. Here a few remarks should be madeabout the main gate, with its typical architec-ture. The crest of San Diego in the middle andthe spandrel figures give it more than usualinterest. The treatment of this main entranceis most interesting, with its passageway travers- [28]. EAST BALCONY IN THE REFECTORY OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING THE BUILDINGS ing the arch, and the charming note of thewindow. The administration building, Hke aguardhouse, is to the left, in front of the in a mass of trees and shrubs, with ornateemphasis upon the doorway, it has the plaincharacter of the typical Spanish-Moorish resi-dence. The windows, in contrast to the door-way, seem just as if cut out with a knife. Themain door is enlivened by well-scaled ornamen-tation, full of variety of scrolls, arabesques, anddolphins. But one does not want to linger out-side — the great dome and tower are too strongin ones mind, since in the approach one con-tinually enjoyed a full view of it, and one feelsits near presence with overwhelming force. Passing through the main gate and under thebrown beams o
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