. The story of the exposition; being the official history of the international celebration held at San Francisco in 1915 to commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the construction of the Panama Canal . e commissioners did not want them any longer and therewas no profit in their removal to other sites. Some were removed, it is true,though after long delay; and passengers on the Alameda County ferrieswere amazed one morning to see the classic Ohio Building gliding down theBay on a raft, to become a club in the San Mateo County marshes—thestrangest craft seen on these waters since Aya
. The story of the exposition; being the official history of the international celebration held at San Francisco in 1915 to commemorate the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the construction of the Panama Canal . e commissioners did not want them any longer and therewas no profit in their removal to other sites. Some were removed, it is true,though after long delay; and passengers on the Alameda County ferrieswere amazed one morning to see the classic Ohio Building gliding down theBay on a raft, to become a club in the San Mateo County marshes—thestrangest craft seen on these waters since Ayala sailed the Toison de Orothrough the Heads. The Wisconsin Building, the Virginia Building, and oneor two more went across the Bay in the other direction to become a part ofSanta Venetia, in Marin County. Fortunately the Presidio lease from theGovernment, on which the foreign and State section had been built, did notexpire until April, 1917. Most of the buildings were auctioned ultimately,and the wrecking proceeded under the rules. They did not bring was intended to give the Chinese and the Siamese Pavilions to the city,but at this writing the city has not taken either of them. It did accept the. -THE WDNDMULL FROM THE MURAL BY FRANK BRANGWYN FOR THE COURT OF ABUNDANCE WRECKAGE AND SALVAGE 247 Japanese Pavilion for Lobos Square, but the structure collapsed in a highwind during the efforts to remove it. The Oregon Building remained inthe Presidio as a club house for soldiers. It was not until March, 1917,that the dome of the Argentine Pavilion was felled. Clearing the Zone took longer than emptying the palaces, and was far morecomplicated, as all accounts with the Exposition had to be settledbefore anything could be done, and some were slow; but the last z evestige of the great amusement street had vanished and the 97pieces of realty on which it was built were ready for release to their ownersby June 30, 1916. The buildings were generally sold to wrecking con-tractors
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