The Alaska Citizen

Combination Site Selected for the Panama-Pacific Exposition

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. - The site which the directors of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition company have selected for the exposition grounds in San Francisco is described as follows:

Commencing at Telegraph Hill and by means of a boulevard along the harbor front connecting, in turn, with the Harbor View site, the Presidio, Lincoln Park and Golden Gate Park.

The length of the proposed boulevard is estimated at between eight and nine miles.

These various sections of the site will be reached also by an intramural railroad which, according to present plans, will run along the south sides of Harbor View and the Presidio and then break off, skirting Lincoln Park and running through Richmond district to Golden Gate Park.

The various features of the exposition grounds will be distributed as follows, according to the tentative plans under consideration.

Harbor View. - Of the territory bounded by Front, Mason, Lombard streets, the Presidio and the bay front it is proposed to utilize between 200 and 300 acres. Here will be located such heavy exhibits as the transportation (locomotive) machinery, and, perhaps, the manufacturers' buildings; also the concessions and other features that will constitute the night life of the exposition. It is not proposed to do any filling in at the water front, but to construct there a yacht harbor, an aquatic park and other water front features of the exposition. An aquarium is suggested for the present site of the Fulton Iron Works.

The Presidio. - It is expected that the United States government will erect here its government buildings and exhibits, which, it is suggested, could be afterward used for division headquarters.

Lincoln Park. - Lincoln Park is to be devoted to scenic features, and for that purpose improved and beautified. A great commemorative statue at the summit, commanding the entrance to the harbor, is contemplated. Picturesque cafes and gardens are to be located here.

Connecting Lincoln Park with Golden Gate Park it is proposed to utilize some 200 acres of land in the Richmond district. Here will be located the foreign, state and counties' buildings and the horticultural, electrical and other exhibits.

Golden Gate Park. - Golden Gate Park is reserved for the construction of only permanent features that are calculated to add to its attractiveness without destroying its natural beauty. Here are to be located the museum and art gallery, also Japanese and Chinese gardens, fountains and statuary. It is proposed to make the stadium the finest in the world and to build a coliseum around it. Another feature will be a miniature Panama canal connecting the lakes. Only the section west of Twentieth avenue is to be used for exposition purposes.

Telegraph Hill. - It is proposed to commemorate the use to which Telegraph Hill was put in early days by erecting thereon a large wireless telegraph station. The hill is to be terraced and a permanent observatory erected on the city park.

Other Features. - The ferry at the foot of Market street is to be made the entrance to Exposition city. There will be a grand court and, possibly, viaducts to conduct passengers from either side of Market street. Market street to be improved and beautified with electric light features, also Van Ness avenue. An auditorium or convention hall is designed for Van Ness avenue at Market street. The main entrance to the exposition grounds will be located near Fort Mason, with others at Lincoln and Golden Gate parks.