Panama Pac.Int'l Exposition-Marina Green Tour*of 1915 & lunch

We'll be doing a *self-guided walking tour created by the NPS for the Presidio and GGNRA. The subject is the Panama-Pacific Int'l Exposition, (PPIE) of 1915, - that back in the day - the lower part of the Marina District was created for. It had been a marsh that required pumping Bay mud to fill in. Including the Marina Green.

There are 13 stops on the tour. We'll take turns reading the National Park Service (NPS) research for each stop, as we walk along the Marina Green, from the Marina Safeway to the eastern edge of Crissy Field.
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 serious about the PPIE. They were making a statement, in letting the world know, that they had successfully survived the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. In fact many 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 recommend it.

Italian Restaurants and Pizza Shops

• A16
  : A highly-regarded spot specializing in Neapolitan-style pizza and wines from the Campania region.
• Little Original Joe's
  : A popular neighborhood staple offering Italian-American classics like vodka pasta, pizza, and burgers.
• **[Delarosa](https://www.google.com/viewer/place?