The Ferry Building Lights Are Going Out!
Event Information
Description
To commemorate the exact Centennial of the Closing Day of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, the '1915' lights on San Francisco's Ferry Building are being turned off. Please join us for a fun ceremonial salute to 'closing day' on the Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building. There will be wonderful souvenirs to the first 500 attendees, music, a tribute to Lincoln Beachey, CC Moore and Sunny Jim Rolph, and surprises galore! Vintage attire is encouraged!
Organizer PPIE100
Organizer of The Ferry Building Lights Are Going Out!
February 20, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), the World’s Fair celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal and showcasing San Francisco—its recovery from the ashes of the 1906 earthquake and fire and its world trade potential. Throughout 2015, the PPIE100, a citywide consortium of cultural, civic, and historical organizations, will conduct centennial programs to commemorate the PPIE’s historical significance and to reflect on its legacy. Collaborating on what San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee described as “a uniquely San Francisco way to celebrate a centennial—to focus on then, now ?and the future” are:
