SF Marina Tour-Panama Pacific Int'l.Exposition of 1915 & lunch

Imagine it's July, 1915, and you are going to tour the Panama Pacific International Exposition, a San Francisco cultural phenomena. (An idea conceived by Willis Polk in 1891, that eventually had to overcome not only the devastating 1906 Earthquake and Fire, (which made San Franciscans even more determined to have the Exposition), but the start of World War I in Europe. A quarter of million attended opening day and almost twice that many closing day.
Imagine how you would spend your day there in 1915.
That's what our tour will attempt to do. As we walk a likely route, we would have chosen in 1915. We'll take turns reading descriptions, at the exhibit and attraction, 1915 locations, from the Marina Safeway to the eastern edge of Crissy Field.

Take a look and do an arm-chair, *self-guided walking tour created by the NPS for the Presidio and GGNRA. Before the PPIE which the lower part of the Marina District was created for, was a tidal marsh that required pumping Bay mud to fill, including the Marina Green.

See the photos attached here.
The Palace of Fine Arts is the only remaining building in San Francisco, from dozens of other buildings that were also works of art. Including many fantastic statues and sculptures. Where are they now?

San Franciscans were very proud and serious about the PPIE. (In 1910 over 4 million$ was raised in a single, two hour, public meeting.) They were making a statement, in letting the world know, that they had successfully survived the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. In fact some very wealthy San Franciscans built mansions in Pacific Hts. just to overlook the PPIE. A way of making their own personal statement that they and the City were back from the ashes and had made an unbelievable recovery.

Chestnut St. has a large assortment of traditional and avant-guard restaurants.
Let's pick one out from the listing below. Or if you have a great favorite please r