Balboa Park History by Richard Amero

Chapter 1: 1909-1915—Making of the Panama-California Exposition
Chapter 2: Architectural Derivations of Panama-California Exposition Buildings
Chapter 3: The Panama-California Exposition Gets Under Way
Chapter 4: 1915—San Diego's Year of Glory
Chapter 5: 1916—Panama-California Exposition Goes International
Chapter 6: 1917—Exposition Mop-Up
Chapter 7: First Americans Come to Balboa Park
Chapter 8: East Meets West in Balboa Park
Chapter 9: California Building / History of the Museum of Man and the Maya exhibits
Chapter 10: The Highs and Lows of the Botanical Building, Balboa Park
Chapter 11: The Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park
Chapter 12: History of the New Mexico Building/Balboa Park Club
Chapter 13: 1935-1936 San Diego Invites the World to Balboa Park a Second Time
Chapter 14: Legacy of the 1935-1936 Exposition
Chapter 15: History of the Ford Building in Balboa Park
Chapter 16: History of the Federal Building in Balboa Park
Chapter 17: History of the Natural History Museum
Chapter 18: The Museum of Art Goes for the Big Time: A Brief History
Chapter 19: History of the Casa del Prado and Casa de Balboa in Balboa Park
Chapter 20: The House of Charm and the House of Hospitality
Chapter 21: The Science and Education/Veterans of Foreign Wars Building
Chapter 22: The Home Economy Building
Chapter 23: The San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park
Chapter 24: Can San Diego Hold a Legitimate International Exposition?
Bibliography

Other San Diego Articles by Richard Amero
Book Reviews and More by Richard Amero
In 2010 The Committee of One Hundred honored Richard Amero with our Gertrude Gilbert Award for his work in preserving Balboa Park history. Richard died in 2012. The Committee of One Hundred holds much of his work in digital form and maintains this website, nearly as it was at the time of his death, according to his wishes.
Richard Amero's book Balboa Park and the 1915 Exposition was published by the History Press in 2013.
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