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  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection

Palace of Electricity, Exposition, 1935

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Palace of Electricity, Exposition, 1935
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Palace of Electricity and Varied Industries, California Pacific International Exposition of 1935
1935
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[Curt Teich and Company, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois]
The Palace of Electricity and Varied Industries (or Electricity and Varied Industries Building) underwent a name change in 1936 to the Palace of General Exhibits and again in 1948 to the Balboa Park Gymnasium. The mural is no longer on the facade, and it serves in 2013 as a San Diego Municipal Gymnasium. This view apparently dates from the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935 held in San Diego's Balboa Park, when an interior exhibit is said to have included a "House of Magic" featuring radio and light waves and talking appliances. The Teich number in the lower right white border is 5A-H1144, from which the date is derived.
Expositions; Balboa Park; California Pacific Exposition of 1935; Palace of Electricity and Varied Industries; House of Magic; San Diego; San Diego Municipal Gymnasium; Palace of General Exhibits; Balboa Park Gymnasium; San Diego; Electricity and Varied Industries Building; Curt Teich
California - San Diego - Balboa Park
  • John and Jane Adams Postcard Collection
MS-0008
English
Western Publishing & Novelty Company, Los Angeles, CA
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3.5 inches x 5.5 inches
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