Exposition grounds
Named in the records1910–1939
32 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1910–1939: 19 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 13 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 32: 19 Board decisions, 13 facts from city reports
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- 1910–1939
What the records say
All 32 records, in date order. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Ordinance No. 2261 (New Series) · other: City powers to amend Section 11 by striking out the word Hotels, as advised by City Attorney | action | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Elevated railroad along the water front · proposes: Elevated railroad along the water front from the Ferry building to the Exposition grounds | alternative | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Panama-Pacific International Exposition · other: Exposition grounds may not be hotel-free: striking word Hotels from Section 11 would not prevent erection of a hotel or Inside Inn within grounds | event | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Exposition Grounds · other: streets within the Exposition Grounds, except Chestnut Street | site | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Exposition fire companies · other: eighty-nine men selected | agency | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Exposition fire companies · other: forty-nine men performing duties at the Exposition | agency | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Exposition fire companies · other: forty regular Fire Department members detailed to Exposition grounds | agency | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Exposition fire companies · other: Exposition Company pays salaries of the men selected | agency | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1913 | Joint resolution proposing city-built street railways to the Exposition grounds, with a five million dollar appropriation; outcome continues on next page. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913 | Municipal Railway street railway system · other: route from the Embarcadero to Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds and Presidio | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-01-13 | Supervisor McCarthy's resolution to waive permits and inspections for work on Exposition Grounds was referred to the Exposition Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-03-10 | Street cars to stop running on Fillmore through the Exposition grounds | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-05-12 | Declaration proposed for a municipal street railway from the Embarcadero to the Exposition grounds and the Presidio. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-06-09 | Supervisor Vogelsang moved that a bond issue ordinance for street railway extensions from the Embarcadero to the Exposition grounds be passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-11-03 | The Hotel Men's Association petition to allow hotels on Exposition grounds was laid over to a later Monday meeting. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-11-10 | Hotel men's association petitioned to bar hotels inside the Exposition grounds; the Exposition Committee's report is still under debate. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-11-19 | Panama-Pacific International Exposition · other: Exposition grounds site in San Francisco; Exposition Company may maintain and operate concessions for hotels | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-11-19 | Inside Inn · proposes: hotel or Inside Inn within grounds of Panama-Pacific International Exposition | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-11-25 | Board asks the City Attorney whether it can control the kind of buildings erected within the Exposition grounds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-12-01 | Bill confirming City Electric Company's right to replace poles on Exposition Grounds passed for printing. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-12-01 | The Bay Counties District Council of Carpenters endorsed an emergency hospital near the Exposition grounds; referred to the Exposition Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914 | Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds · other: certain streets now within the grounds of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition with existing overhead construction | site | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-02-16 | Sierra and San Francisco Power Company was granted a permit to move its overhead electric lines underground near the Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-03-29 | Mayor Rolph vetoed a resolution letting United Railroads run streetcars from the Embarcadero to the Exposition grounds along Market Street. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1921-11-14 | Mayor's request to remove the Siamese building on former Exposition grounds was referred to the Public Buildings Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-10-23 | Board declares public need to acquire exposition grounds and directs committees to negotiate a purchase contract. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1922-10-23 | Board wants the city to own permanent exposition grounds | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-03-10 | Mayor's lease of exposition grounds and buildings to the San Francisco Exposition Company was laid over to March 24, 1924. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-03-24 | The Board considered a lease of exposition grounds and buildings in the Marina to the San Francisco Exposition Company, continued to the next page. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-04-21 | Board appropriated $100,000 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) as first payment to the San Francisco Exposition Company for exposition grounds and buildings. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-09-18 | Board cancels personal property tax assessments on the Golden Gate International Exposition grounds, as 1939 state law required. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Inside Inn · other: Exposition Company granted concession for hotel building within Exposition Grounds | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
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