"Mabel & Fatty" - A REMIX (1915)

I have re-edited the 1915 film, "Mabel & Fatty Viewing the World's Fair in San Francisco". I eliminated the comedy portions and have focused on the historical content. I have also inserted updated titles with historical information.

The Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California between February 20 and December 4, 1915. Its ostensible purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake. The fair was constructed on a 635 acre (2.6 km²) site in San Francisco, along the northern shore now known as the Marina.

The centerpiece was the Tower of Jewels, which rose to 435 feet and was covered with over 100,000 cut glass Novagems. The 3/4 to 2 inch colored "gems" sparkled in sunlight throughout the day and were illuminated by over 50 powerful electrical searchlights at night.
At the opposite end of the Fair, near Fort Mason (then an active Naval station, now a center for non-profit organizations) was The Zone, an avenue of popular amusements and concessions stands.

Constructed from temporary materials (primarily "staff", a combination of plaster and burlap fiber), almost all the fair's various buildings and attractions were pulled down in late 1915. Intended to fall into pieces at the close of the fair (reportedly because the architect believed every great city needed ruins), the only surviving building, Bernard Maybeck's Palace of Fine Arts, remained in place, slowly falling into disrepair (although the hall used to display painting and sculpture during the Fair was repurposed as a garage for jeeps during World War II). The Palace, including the colonnade with its signature weeping women and rotunda dome, was completely reconstructed in the 1960s and is currently occupied by the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum.

Original Release: April 22, 1915
KD Remix: July 17, 2009

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[fayeteville]

kerry great video-

the ferry building and tower are still there?

[KKD1247]

From what I understand, only the Palace of Fine Arts (now known as The Exploratorium) still exists.

[TurntableMadness]

hi, kerry i would still like to see your old record player

[KKD1247]

Done deal. A look at my old V-M phono is now posted.

[chkjns]

Thanks for the period music. I've added this to 1915 in my series of 110 music playlists from 1900 to the present. Return to any past year's music . . . . .

Time travel is now possible with my playlists and your mouse . . . . . . .

[luvebug21]

This is something different and i like it..nice job

[ZmajSnoshaj]

Yeah.... sucks they didn't have a flag on that pole. And no offense to vintage film makers but the film does no justice to that Tower of Jewels I would imagine...

[ZmajSnoshaj]

Excellent Kerry... I'm glad that you covered this video in more detail.... it's very interesting how "out of scope" this film is in comparison to all their other films.

[BipolarPics]

beautiful footage & i LOVE history. very informative. thank you Kerry!

[numpty1972]

Thanks.