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'''In 1943, the iron towers that had crowned each intersection of Fillmore Street for decades, originally built as a gateway to the [[SAILING TO BYZANTIUM: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition| 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition]] at the Marina, were torn down as scrap metal for WWII.''' | '''In 1943, the iron towers that had crowned each intersection of Fillmore Street for decades, originally built as a gateway to the [[SAILING TO BYZANTIUM: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition| 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition]] at the Marina, were torn down as scrap metal for WWII.''' | ||
''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco'' | |||
[[Image:westaddi$ppie-fillmore-scrap-1943.jpg]] | [[Image:westaddi$ppie-fillmore-scrap-1943.jpg]] | ||
'''Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943.'''<br>'' | '''Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943.'''<br>''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco'' | ||
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Revision as of 16:24, 19 February 2013
Unfinished History
In 1943, the iron towers that had crowned each intersection of Fillmore Street for decades, originally built as a gateway to the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition at the Marina, were torn down as scrap metal for WWII.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco
Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943.
Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco