Phoebe Kropp, California Vieja, Ch. 3

Ch. 3
What path or route did San Diego officials take to build their city in comparison to LA? Why?

How did San Diego leaders profile and views differ from those who led El Camino Real organizations?  What explains this difference?

What events or groups threatened the potential success of the fair?

What specific identity or theme did fair leaders choose for San Diego’s fair and how did they express or exhibit this theme? 

In other words what evidence would you cite to show that this was the theme?

What image or message did architecture of fair express and how historically accurate was it?

How exactly did the fair promote or exhibit the Spanish past?

Why was the effort to plant lush gardens and grounds so significant?

How did the fair portray Indians?  What specific methods did the fair use to show Indians in this particular manner?

What was the purpose and goal of the Painted Desert exhibit? How “real” was it?

How did Indians feel about or experience the fair?

What about California Indians?