Palace of Fine Arts

City Hall in 1921

Pavilion with the Tower of Jewels, left

 • The new Beaux-Arts style San Francisco City Hall (pictured, right) opens at the Civic Center, San Francisco
 • The Panama–Pacific International Exposition is held in San Francisco, to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. It features the Palace of Fine Arts (pictured, left), the Tower of Jewels (pictured, right), and The San Francisco Civic Auditorium. Laura Ingalls Wilder writes about the exposition during her visit to the city that year.