Vashon Island news. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1907-19??, 1907-05-24
DESIGN FOR A.Y.P.E.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AP.
PROVED BY REGENTS.
Site Has Been Altered So that
All Fair Buildings Will Be
Grouped Around the electric
Tower--Some of the Features
Are Unique.

Seattle, May 2O.-Detailed plans
for the architectural features of the
Alaska Yukon-P Pacific exposition have
been considered and adopted by the
board of regents of the static univer-
sity. These plans may be slightly al
tered later on, bet the essential por-
tons have beer finally determined
upon.
A radical change has been made
from the plans as first proposed. The
original design contemplated extend
ing the architectural features of the
big exposition some distance south of
the Northern Pacific railroad, which
cuts across the university campus in
long curve. This has been given up.
The grading WORK below the railroad
would be too costly, and now the
buildings and plszas of the exposition
will be grouped inside and North of
the railroad curve.
Forty first street, running east and
west will mark tie northern boundary
of the exposition grounds. The area
to be occupied by buildings is approx
imstely seventy.five acres. Between
the buildings run avenues, and the
scheme includes number of plazas in
circular form, such as Nome circle,
Klondike circle, Union circle, Rainier
circle.
Electric Tower Is Central Point
The central point OF the great sys-
tenn, the keystone of the plan, is the
electric tower, in Aurora circle.
This is directly east of the main en-
trance along Fortieth street. The
tower will stand at the head Of abroad
J highway, Rainier avenue, running
southeast, so that, standing at the
tower, one may look straight down the
avenue to the lake and Mount Rainier
in the distance. Down Rainier ave
nue., from near the tower will flow q
: cascade, emptylng into large artifi.
DIAL lake, Geysas basin. This fall OF
; the cascade will be- forty feet.
> The architecture Of the fair will be
characteristic of the countries border.
ing on the Pacific ocean, of Alaska and
Of the countries of Northern Europe,
Beyond Geyser basin, on each side
of Rainier avenue, Ctina and japan
8 will occupy large triangular plats o.
t ground. Other countries have sites
Q reserved for them west of Geysei
K basin, and on ths east and northeast
, are the state exhibit sites. The
Q names of the streets are typical of the
r countries featured in the fair. Sitks
! avenue is the eastern boundary of thu
grounds. Atlantic and Pacific ave
nuues start from the northern boun
Diary, and the latter sweeps in wilt
4 curve along tho Eastern portion of thu
a grounds, finally bending around anC
g meeting Rainier avenue between Chin
i and Japan sites.
= PICTURESQUE PAY Streak
z From this meeting point the street
running west and northwest, is named
1.-The Pay Streak. and will be one o
r the most picturesque thoroughfares o
the fair, for along it will be grouped
the concessions in the same name
that made the Chicago Midway,
n the st. Louis pike" AID the Oregon
II "Trail'' famous Oregon has anothe
!. Trail in the present plan, running
!. toward Lake Washington from Pacif
avenue Among the other avenue
r. are Alaska, Shasta, Yukon, Yosemite
/. Sisskiyou, Beri1g, Philippine AM
IL
roads with Roosevelt avenue. Tire
permanent buildInsg to be construct
a ed as provided for in the state appro
priation of 5000 900, have been decid
, ed upon These are the fine art
4 building and the auditorium on tn
70 western portion Of the grounds, an
the machinery building, near tn
a south EAST corner. The latter
!, double and only half of it is of pei
s manent character. These will all b
turned over to the university at til
al close of the fair. The temporary pol
) taiton will house the transportatio
! exhibits during the fair. The and
- torium and fine arts building hay
neen located both to conform to th
0lmssed plans for the permanent in
provemont Of the campus and for cas-
u access to the main entrance TO the ei
:. position.
Some Permanent Buildings
is The New York state building
10 also permanent and viii be turne
I6 over to the university as home fC
the president Il is expected that
r number of other buildings will be {
4, permanent OF semi-permanent cha
10 acter. The exposition Administrative
aud forestry bindings will be sem
o.; permanent, the former afterwards
ID be used as university Offices
ne Directly bach Of the electric tow
viii be the United States governmet