Join the Friends of the Richmond Museum of History and Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin for the opening reception of "Richmond Day at the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, August 7, 1915", an exhibition that celebrates Richmond's day of incorporation. The mayor will open the festivities which will include music by students from the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts and the LMP Trio who play "memories made of music".
From Friends of the Richmond Museum of History:
History behind the exhibition:
On Saturday August 7, 1915, the Panama Pacific International Exposition held a special day for the city of Richmond, which was celebrating its tenth anniversary as an incorporated city. The day was simply called "Richmond
Day". In preparation for this day, the city of Richmond held numerous meetings, which can be seen in the museums copies of the Richmond Independent, to discuss how the city should present itself. On August 7th, hundreds of Richmond residents were ferried over to the Exposition to
celebrate Richmond's tenth anniversary. There was a parade organized by the city and special exhibits about the city of Richmond. Richmond's mayor, E.J. Garrard, was in attendance along with many other important city officials
and residents.
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The Panama Pacific International Exposition was the 1915 worlds fair held in San Francisco, California. The exposition was constructed on a 635 acre plot of land along San Francisco's northern shore (now known as the marina).
Taking more than three years to complete, the fair had enormous economic implications for the city that had been almost entirely destroyed by the great earthquake and fire of 1906. The exposition was tremendously successful, and not only helped get San Francisco back on its feet, but it
boosted the morale of the entire Bay Area.
