In the last post, there was a truck involved with the signing of the Victory Highway in California parked out in front of the this San Francisco structure.
The Palace of Fine Arts was built in 1915 as part of the Panama-Pacific International Expedition celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. It was not planned as a permanent structure and made of non-durable material.
But, it was so loved by everyone that it wasn't torn down. Over the years it deteriorated badly. The original was near ruin in 1964 and demolished. However, it was replaced with an exact replica made of concrete and steel.
It was quite impressive in the 1921 photograph.
Glad We Still Have It. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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