The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-05-25
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.

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tions have been 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
a long curve. This has been given up.
The grading work below the railroad
would be too costly, and now 1.-THE
buildings and plazas of the exposition
will be grouped inside and North Of
the railroad curve.
Forty first street, running east and
west will mark the northern boundary
of the exposition grounds. The area
to be occupied by buildings is approx
imately seventy-d 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 IL 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
highway, Rainier avenue, running
southeast, 80 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 a
cascade, emptying into large artifi-
cial lake, Geyser basin. The 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, China and Japan
will occupy large triangular plats of
ground. Other countries have sites
reserved for them west " of Geyser
basin, and on the east and northeast
are the state exhibit sites. The
names of the streets are typical of the
countries featured in the fair. Sitka
avenue is the eastern boundary of the
grounds. Atlantic and Pacific ave.
nuues start from the northern boun-
Diary, and the latter sweeps in a vile
curve along the Eastern portion Of the
grounds, finally bending around and
meeting Rainier avenue between China
and Japan sites.
Picturesque "Pay Streak"
From thisT meeting point the street,
running west and northwest, is named
''The Pay Streak" and will be one of
the most picturesque thoroughfares of
the fair, for along it will be grouped
the concessions in the same manner
that made the Chicago Midway"
the st. Louis "Pike" and the Oregon
Trail" famous. Oregon has another
Trail in the present plan, running
toward Lake Washington from Pacific
avenue Among the other avenues
are Alaska, Shasta, Yukon, Yosemite,
Sisskiyou, Boring, Philippine and
Hawaii. The latter two form cross
roads with Roosevelt avenue. Three
permanent buildinsg to be construct
ed as provided for in the state appro-
priation. of $500, 600, have been decid-
ed upon. These are the fine arts
building and the auditorium on the
western portion Of the grounds, and
the machinery building, near the
south sast corner. The latter is
double and only half Of it is of per-
manent character. These will all be
turned over to the university at the
close Of the fair. The temporary por-
taiton will house the transportation
exhibits during the fair. The audi
torium and fine arts building have
been located both to conform to the
Olmsted plans for the permanent i'm
provement Of the campus and for easy
access to the main entrance to the ex-
position.
Some Permanent Buildinss
The New York state building il
also permanent and will be turned
over to the university as home for
the president. It is expected that q
number Of other buildings will be Of
q permanent or semi-permanent char
acter. The exposition administration
and forestry buildings will be semi
permanent, the former afterwards to
be used as university Offices.
Directly back of the electric tower
will he the United States o0vernment