SF History: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition / Part Four: After the Fair, The Legacy of the PPIE

After the Fair ~ The Legacy of the PPIE on January 19th will be the fourth of a multi part excursion to the 1915 San Francisco World’s Fair, the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE).

This series began on 9/22/23 when Catherine explained how the 1915 World's Fair came to fruition only nine years after the 1906 earthquake and fires. In Parts Two  and Three, we explored the Exposition grounds, exhibits and the final day of the Fair. 

This month, in Part Four of this series, we'll discover what happened to the fair grounds which are now the Presidio, Fort Mason and Marina District. 

Most people are familiar with the Palace of Fine Arts but that is not the only legacy left behind. Part Four will reveal what happened to some of the statues and buildings. Some ended up going down the bay. Some ended up in flames. Some are in a local park. Some we still enjoy today. And what happened to the glorious palm trees on the Avenue of the Palms?  Now that is still an unsolved mystery maybe you can help solve in January. 

Join us for an excursion through history with our incomparable guide to the past, Catherine Accardi, who will enthrall us with a collection of historic images and stories from the past, as well as how that past has shaped San Francisco today.  Don't worry if you missed the previous Zooms in this series as this is a standalone presentation to learn about a fascinating bit of SF History.

This event is free and open to all, so if friends, family, your book club, your alumni group, or any other groups you belong to might enjoy learning about SF history, please invite them and send the link to this page so they can sign up to join us on Zoom.

After Catherine's presentation, we'll have ample time for Q&A and sharing of stories. In past presentations, people have shared family photos, memorabilia from the Fair and stories passed down from family, which has been a wonderful opportunity hear how people still have incredible personal tales of and connections to the 1915 World's Fair.

VIEW MAPS OF THE PPIE prior to the presentation if you want to get a sense of the layout of the 1915 World's Fair prior to the presentation:

This series is co-hosted by NEXT Village SF, Aquatic Park Senior Center, Stanford Club of SF and Stanford Women's Club of San Francisco.
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Photo credit:  Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division