The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-06-01
SEATTLE FAIR
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of the main government structure the
p beautiful picture of the fair is UNI
3 folded. To the right the Alaska build
ing, to the left the Hawaiian building
W and on either side of the Cascades the
n Oriental Foreign, Manufactures ana
Agriculture Palaces. In the distance
are the Music Pavilion, the buildings
lof Canada and Japan, and, completing
this picture, Mt. Rainier, the highest
mountain peak in the United States.
Various avenues and streets branch
off in every direction. On every tho
roughfare is something of interest.
Buildings stand out everywhere in this
forest of fire Natural beauties are on
every hand.
The Fine Arts building is not far
from the entrance to the grounds. II
is permanent structure of concrete
and brick. Next in line comes the
main government building, with its
massive dome, the architectural climax
of the fair. In this structure are the
exhibits of the various departments at
washington. In a separate building is
the wonderful display of live fish, and
in another wing the biograph room,
where moving pictures illustrate how
the United States mails are handled.
the rural free delivery and many other
things of interest.
NON-CONTIGUoUS TERRITORIES.
The Philippines, for the first time,
are represented and Hawaii, too. oc-
cupies a building directly in front of
the main building and across the street
is the Alaska building The Alaska
building, with exhibits of the varied
resources of the northland, is feature
of the fair. Alaska, Hawaii and the
Philippines are represented at SeatJre
on scale not contemplated when the
exposition was suggested.
The general scheme of architecture
of the fair is in the French Renais-
sance. This is noticeable in all the
larger buildings.
The first county exhibit building on
Dome Circle is the handsome structure
by Spokane county and directly adj
joining it is the Chehalis county struc-
, ture. Nearby are the Utah and Idaho
state buildings and in the distance the
log cabin of the Arctic Brotherhood,
an Alaskan fraternal organization
From this point looking across the ma
tural amphitheatre where all open ex-
ercises are held, is the first vista of
Lake Washington. Directly across the
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in Spanish mission architecture This
building contains exhibits from every
county and is the most complete dis
play of the wonderful resources of the
Golden State ever assembled away
from home. In the rear of the Cali
fornian building, and facing on Seward
avenue, is the New York state struc
ture, replica of Stewards old home near
Auburn, New York state. In the New
York building is banquet hall. The
structure is one of the most imposing
at the fair
Continuing the journey down Pacific
avenue the Forestry building, with it's
colonnade of fir logs from Washington
forests, next comes into view facing on
the opposite side of Nome circle from
the Oregon and Washington state
buildings. The Forestry building is
the largest log house in the world, and
after the exposition will be used as
the school of forestry of the University
of Washington.
OTHER STRUCTURES
All of the social functions take place
in the Washington building. The
Oregon building was ready six months
before the fair opened. The various
counties of Oregon have provided a
fine line of exhibits of the fruits, grains .
and woods raised in that state and de-
corations of the building show many
farm and woodland scenes done in
grains and grasses.
In the rear of the Forestry building
and on a hill overlooking Lake Wash
ington, is the Hoo Hoo house, the home
of visiting lumbermen. Large black
cats with sparkling eyes guard the en-
trance gates. =
Pacific avenue eventually leads to /
Rainier VISTA and nearly encircles the !
exposition grounds Leaving the
Forestry and Oregon buildings, and
proceeding down this thoroughfare the
King county building an ornate struc-
ture, comes into view and directly
across the street stand the Dairy and
Good Roads buildings Machinery Hall
and the Model foundry Near the Ma
chinery Hall is the Music Pavilion, al
most hidden by a hedge of Douglas
frs, where band concerts are given
daily.
In the rear of the Music Pavilion is
the big exhibit palace erected by the
Dominion of Canada and adjoining this
structure the Grand Trunk Railway
building. The landscape features about
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