Talk:Palace of Fine Arts

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The article is still pretty much a stub. It would be good to see some material on the original form of the building. I picked up a leaflet at the Exploratorium which showed a much grander building, but unfortunately the very patchy black and white image wasn't suitable for reproduction.

The design of the building could form a section all by itself.

More could be said of ongoing conservation efforts, and plans for the future. I think this grand building deserves a bit more yet before it could be said to be a complete article. I only visited for an hour or so and I'm now back in Australia - is there nobody local to do a bit of research? Pete 30 June 2005 01:47 (UTC)

New photo

I've included a new photo in this article. It's a panoramic view, and I think It could replace the previous two pictures. I'm not so sure about the size, just tell me what you think about this change. --Sam67fr 10:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Speaking just for myself, I think your new photo looks fine.

Atlant 00:57, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS BUILDING IN SAN FRANCISCO

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Reformat

Ugh! Philbertgray 10:55, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Coordinate error

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The following coordinate fixes are needed for Palace of Fine Arts. The current marker is off to the east, over some houses. The marker should be at 37°48'10.60"N 122°26'54.10"W, right? Also, isn't the Exploratorium marker off, too? —76.105.145.143 (talk) 19:14, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done. Deor (talk) 22:46, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

1960s Demolishing and reconstruction

Are there some photos available of this? It would be a great addition to the article. Better yet, some photos showing the original dome murals and other few elements that weren't replicated in the new building. --76.105.145.143 (talk) 19:16, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

More primary sources are required here. For example construction plans from the city archives, involved contractors, etc. Currently not much real evidence exists for statements about a complete rebuild in the 1960s, especially with the now found primary source from 1915 proving the original construction having been made from steel and concrete, much different than all the other exposition monuments, except for the Japanese Tea House. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isenberg (talk • contribs) 20:32, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

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The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure in the Marina District of San Francisco, California. It was originally constructed for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to 1974, it is the only structure from the exposition that survives on site. The most prominent building of the complex, a 162-foot-high (49-meter) open rotunda, is enclosed by a lagoon on one side, and adjoins a large, curved exhibition center on the other side, separated from the lagoon by colonnades.

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Confusion over construction

The references in the lead section indicate the original 1915 building was concrete and steel and supposedly fireproof, and was rebuilt 1964-74. The History section says that after WW2 "its structure was not stable. Originally intended to only stand for the duration of the Exhibition, the colonnade and rotunda were not built of durable materials, and thus framed in wood and then covered with staff, a mixture of plaster and burlap-type fiber. As a result of the construction and vandalism, by the 1950s the simulated ruin was a crumbling ruin." Are these contradictory? Can someone clear this up? Masato.harada (talk) 08:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

One explanation for the apparent contradiction about the 1915 statement of concrete and steel construction and the other reports about plaster and burlap could be a different type of construction for the curved hall building where the artwork exhibition was most likely located in and the rotunda and columns outside. Or maybe only the curved hall building was remade in the 1960s? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isenberg (talk • contribs) 23:04, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Quoting page 19, National Register of Historic Places, 2005, https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/04000659: Maybeck's professional successor and supervising architect of the restoration Hans U. Gerson in 1963 discovered the telegram in Maybeck's files, dated January 12, 1957: "The Palace of Fine Arts is probably the last of the traditional pieces of architecture to survive the modern age. [...]" --Isenberg (talk) 05:04, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Quoting Germaine LaBerge interviewing Robert L. Bridges in 1997, Sixty Years of Legal Advice to International Construction Firms; Thelen, Marrin, Johnson and Bridges, 1933-1997. https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/rohoia/ucb/text/sixtyyearslegal00bridrich.pdf:

TOC: IV POSTWAR LEGAL WORK, 1946-1982

p75: I think I may have said that, but it was MacDonald and Kahn. Alan MacDonald had died during Boulder Dam days, and his son, Graeme MacDonald, was the MacDonald that was involved in MacDonald and Kahn in 1946. Felix Kahn was the head of the company, and his right hand man was a chap named Modglin. In Felix's family, he had several brothers and they had all died early. So Felix was getting his estate in shape to die. His principal asset was MacDonald and Kahn, and at this stage, it was a good time to liquidate because he was going to go out of business, you might say--and he did. Modglin formed a new company called M & K, in which, to start with, Elkus's sonswho were sons-in-law of Felix Rahn-- joined with Modglin. Felix Kahn had no interest in M & K.

p91: One time, when I was in Europe, Modglin sold his company and David Styles, who was then a partner here, working with me at Frank's request, Dave drew up a contract of sale. Frank lived for several years but ever after he blamed me for his selling his business, even though he sold it while I was away, and I hadn't known about it. Modglin [spells]. And Frank died. So it was a sad ending.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Isenberg (talk • contribs) 05:49, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

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