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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]] 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.''' | ||
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Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943. | '''Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943.''' | ||
''Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco'' | |||
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Revision as of 00:02, 6 August 2008
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.
Arches from the PPIE on Fillmore being torn down in 1943.
Photos: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco