The laser beams would shoot out from the grounds and go across the entire sky? It looked better than Disneyland. But what the grounds became in reality was much removed from the planned vision. If anyone has access to a scanned copy of this drawing, please let me know. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.
Learn how your comment data is processed. Cal Expo has long, rich history in Arden area February 12, September 18, at am. Barry Jones says:. August 28, at pm. Abel says:. Detail of counter n. Directional elevations n. Detail of portion of bldg. Complete plan of bldg. Complete bldg. Plot plan n. General plot plan sup.
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PDF Entire Collection Guide. Online Items. Table of contents. Series Descriptions. Series 1 Correspondence of the Secretary Physical Description: 45 file folders. Arranged chronologically , indexed ; arranged chronologically by name of sender Consists of letters received by the Secretary and memoranda and circulars relating to society activities.
Subjects covered include district fairs, transportation of exhibits to the State Fair, requests for exhibit space, complaints and criticism of the State Fair, financial matters, requests for information and speakers. Also includes letters to Secretary J.
Filcher from members of his family, , and copies of articles written by Filcher recalling his years of State service. Series 2 Minutes Physical Description: 12 volumes and 4 file folders. Arranged chronologically. Incomplete after Minutes for and included in Transactions for those years. Relating primarily to operation on the State Fair, including such topics as events, entrants, premiums, concessions, and budget.
Early years also concern agricultural conditions in California. Also includes minutes of the Board of Judges on State Premiums, A, pp. For State Agricultural Society reports, addresses, and technical papers and reports on the State Fair, see annual or biennial published Transactions of the State Agricultural Society, Includes committee rosters Report of Accounting Office, and committee reports relating to attractions, buildings and grounds, concessions, horse show, horticulture and agriculture, junior division, livestock, machinery and manufactures, poultry, publicity, speed events, special events, and vocational and household arts.
Includes biographical press releases relating to retirement of Acting Executive Supervisor Dave Lester, and committee rosters. First file arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent, second file arranged chronologically. Relating to wine exhibits and Wine Institute. Series 7 Press Books Physical Description: 3 file folders. Descriptions and schedules of events for State fairs. Includes press book on Maid of California contest. Series 8 Press Releases Physical Description: 2 file folders.
Topics include exhibits, events, entries, judging, concessions, and publications. Series 9 Events Schedules Physical Description: 1 file folders. Series 10 Promotional Advertising Physical Description: 1 item.
Consists of colored lithograph depicting horse race at California State Fair with caption reading, "Don't Let the Kaiser Through", on reverse side of ink blotter.
Series 11 Horse Racing Records Physical Description: 8 volumes and 3 file folders. Letters received and copies of letters sent. Primarily by Grant Duggins, Exhibit Supervisor. Includes general correspondence, county winners, press releases, and purchase prize winners.
Consists of lists of exhibitors, spaces occupied, fees charged, and maps of buildings. Series 15 Financial Records Physical Description: 9 volumes and 4 file folders. Consists of Cash Books 2 vols. Includes payroll, purchases, purse and premium expenses paid, and entry dues received. Also consists of budget justification, ; and Paymaster Account Audit, Series 16 Newspaper Clippings Physical Description: 6 volumes and 16 file folders.
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings , , , 6 vols. These consist of newspaper clippings from local California newspapers covering all aspects of the State Fair and County Fairs. Series 17 Master Layout Physical Description: 1 file folder.
Includes buildings, parking lots, grounds, race track, and surrounding local streets. Used as master for allocation of space. Series 18 Minutes Physical Description: 24 file folders.
A copy of the minutes was sent to the State Fair from the county fairs. Series 19 Executive Orders Physical Description: 2 file folders. The State Fair Executive Orders from the Department of Finance proclaimed the amount of state money sent to the county fairs for each year. A partial index covers the years and includes the amount designated for each agricultural district, the name of the district receiving the money, and the executive order number.
Series 20 Exhibitor Files Physical Description: 3 file folders. This series consists of frog jumping entries, tickets, and final winners for various years. Series 21 Correspondence Physical Description: 1 file folder. A letter from E. Bernard, Assistant Attorney General to A. Snider, Chief of Fairs and Expositions containing an opinion by the Attorney General regarding whether the state could collect fees from district agricultural workers when improving the fair grounds.
Series 1 Exhibition Files Physical Description: 3 file folders. These files helped to manage the exhibitors at the Exposition. Includes the applications for a permit to exhibit at the Exposition.
Maps and pictures of the counties of California are included from the World's Fair in Chicago, State agencies participated in exhibiting. Correspondence with Muehleisen, ephemera, and a map of state institutions located in California are included. Ephemera includes the exhibitors in the California State Building and rules and regulations regarding exhibitors and concessionaires from , a souvenir map of the entire exposition area, a few pictures of institutions located in California, a program for , and hotel and restaurant guides for San Diego.
Series 2 Publicity Files Physical Description: 1 file folder. The publicity file promoted the exposition through the release of pictures and press releases.
Pictures of items at the California building, an interview with Adolph Muehleisen on the California State Building's significance and certain counties and agencies exhibiting at the building, and press releases describing exhibits in the California building are all included. Series 3 Correspondence Physical Description: 1 file folder. Series 4 Financial File Physical Description: 1 file folder.
This file helped the Exposition keep track of spending and expenses includes expenditures made for salaries and maintenance and a tentative budget.
Includes a short history of the old State Fair, dated Oct. Produced by various State and private agencies. Concern purpose of fair, required facilities, site selection, economic impact. Includes membership lists and organizational information, subcommittee function descriptions and membership lists, programs, reports, agreements, and rules. Series 2 Minutes Physical Description: 9 file folders.
Includes agendas, notices of meetings, and memoranda from Executive Officer concerning meetings. Includes minutes of Subcommittee on Junior Livestock, Feb. Series 1 Proposed Plans Physical Description: 18 file folders. The proposed plans began in with the decision to build Cal Expo. The series contains minutes, reports, press releases, preliminary drawings, and correspondence. The State Fair Planning Committee files, , contain press releases, minutes, and a diagram of the proposed fair.
The State Fair Ideas and Concepts Committee files include minutes, a preliminary program, and a sketch of the fair. The search and selection for an architect began in A report on the roadway access to Cal Expo was needed to study the expected influx of cars. The "Building and Area Statistical Report" was written in to show the square footage of various parts of the fair. Progress was reported on the construction as various exhibits came together.
The Advisory Committee files include minutes, plans for the fair and the proposed Sports Arena and Convention Center, plus plans for holding the World's Fair. Correspondence, , between Lou Roth, Director of Design and Construction, and various exhibit designers, includes a budget.
Series 2 Financial Files Physical Description: 12 file folders. The financial files kept track of the cost of the new fair at Cal Expo and the old fairgrounds.
Included are revenue statements, admissions, the capital outlay budget for , the Corporation budget, contracts, legal services for the Corporation, an audit ordered by the Department of General Services from , a corporate audit performed by Peat, Marick, Mitchell and Company in , insurance, and statements for and Also included are files relating to the financial problems and reorganization of the California Exposition in , the weekly reports of the and fairs from concessionaires and commercial space, and a file of legislative analysis relating to the fairs and agriculture.
Series 3 Minutes Physical Description: 8 file folders. The rosters and rules of various committees and the corporation are included in a folder.
Series 4 Exhibitor's Files Physical Description: 14 file folders. Exhibitor files kept track of the many exhibitors and concessionaires showing or exhibiting at the fair for various years.
Memoranda, correspondence, photographs, and story outlines for the Exposition Center buildings are included. Also included is information about the new building exhibits, an aerospace exhibit, special events during the fair, items relating to the rodeo, and livestock and farm machinery. Includes a premium book and closing day ceremony plans for Interim activities are events that occurred throughout the year before and after the State Fair.
Memos, correspondence, reports, and budget analyses are included. The activities included horse shows, quarter horse meets, and educational programs. Series 6 Publicity Files Physical Description: 9 file folders.
This series promoted the State Fair and covered the publicity given to the fair and the development of Cal Expo. Includes press releases, news clippings, photographs, and some memoranda and correspondence.
The series contains the history of the State Fair compiled by various officials of the State Fair, the bylaws of the Corporation, biographies of various committee and board members, and the minutes of the Public Relations Committee from Series 7 Ephemera Physical Description: 5 file folders. The ephemera collection ranges from photographs, to letterhead of the s and s, to promotional items put out by the State Fair and other state fairs.
Includes agendas. Series 3 Resolutions Physical Description: 1 file folder. Includes a digest of resolutions for Resolutions primarily concern delegation of authority, approval of contracts, and creation of committees. The April 28, meeting concerned the potential State agency exhibitions in Exposition Center. Describes marketing objectives and the marketing function in general as well as the specific categories of exhibitor sales and promotion, public relations and advertising and promotion.
Includes transmittal correspondence. The state fairground is caught in a bureaucratic limbo: The facilities are out of date and suffering from years of deferred maintenance. The fairground brings a lot of business to the region, including conferences, trade shows and festivals, he said. It could be a tremendous asset for the community. Cal Expo employs about people year-round, and that swells to 2, during the state fair. Fixing the facilities problem, it turns out, would require an act of the Legislature and substantial costs — at a time when every penny in the state budget is precious.
Cal Expo operates as a state enterprise fund, meaning it must cover its expenses — which it does, and then some. Even selling part of the site would only put money in the state general fund unless the Legislature creates an exception allowing the proceeds to be reinvested, said longtime Cal Expo general manager Norb Bartosik.
Bartosik said he worked on many ideas to solve the problem during his 20 years running the site. But they always seemed to unravel when help was needed from the state. He — along with his second-in-command, Brian May — retired in December. The fairground is well positioned. It is surrounded by offices, hotels, restaurants and residential neighborhoods.
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