Sunday, January 3. 1958
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the building is planned a 15,
00. seat aqua center where
I water and aqua-sports events
1 will be staged.
show business.
In the few months since
the staff of the centennial ex
position has actually been
formed in offices in the Jack
son Tower in Portland more
than 400 volunteer committee
members have been organized
into key committees from
such fields as tourist promo
tion, publicity, promotion,
foreign trade, retail trade, de
sign and decoration, church,
historical, etc.
In addition, a 15-member
statewide advisory group.
each representing specific
sections of Oregon and each
in charge of separate groups
of 10 or more members from
their own areas, has been,
organized.
Brandenthaler said the cen
tennial celebrations give Ore
gon an opportunity to focus
attentions on the resources
and opportunities present in
the state. The centennial
chairman indicated tlfat 1959
will see more people coming
to Oregon than ever before jn
history.
Portland With the largest
for about four months and isj
to be done is reconstruction
Outside, on an adjoining 54
acres, farm and pastureland
will be converted into a fairy
land of exhibits, Brandenthal
er said. Area exhibits such as
a recreation of the Lewis and
Clark village, an actual fron
tier town, Indian village, log
ging camp and'teen town will
be built in the area surround
ing the P. I. building. A mini
ature railroad is planned to
circle the entire exposition
grounds.
Also planned are special in
dustry buildings, such as lum
ber and wood products, paper
and paper products etc. The
buildings, Brandenthaler said,
could remain up after the
close of the exposition for
use in future fairs held in the
same general area.
Insiae The P. I. building,
which affords 450,000 square
feet of space, will be set aside
special space for the first in
ternational trade fair ever
held on the west coast. Al
ready several foreign nations
have expressed interest in nar-
exposition and international
trade fair ever held in the
Pacific northwest due to get
under way in 17 months, 1958
.will see the Oregon Centen
nial Exposition begin to take
shape at the 65-acre exposi
tion grounds adjacent to and
including the Pacific Interna
tional exposition building
north of Portland.
June 10, 1959, is the grand
opening date of the centen
nian exposition. It will run
expected to attract 8 million
people. The summer exposi
tion will be the focal point
of statewide celebrations in
connection with the 100th an
niversary of Oregon's admis
sion into the union.
Anthony Bran denthaler,
chairman of the governors
nine-member centennial com
mission, said actual construc
tion at the exposition grounds
will get under way after the
middle of 1958. Among work
of portions of the existing 11
acre P. I. building, largest
single level exposition build
ing in the United States.
The arena inside the building-will
be renovated to per
mit staging of nationally fam
ous shows and acts through
out the run of the exposition.
Other portions of the build
ing will be rebuilt or redeco
rated to provide suitable sur
roundings for one part of the
fair.
ticipating with major exhib
its in this area.
Other areas will be set aside
for group exhibits from the
automotive industry, the pow
er industry, food and bever
age industry, fishing and food
processing, nome building,
agriculture and food products,
transportation, electronic and
light metals, and county ex
hibits. Along the Columbia river
estuary immediately north of
A great amount of addi
tional parking space will be
provided for the greatly in
creased crowds expected to
attend the exposition. Also
two additional north-south ac
cess roads will be built to
handle the traffic.
Inside the P. I. auditorium
arena will be staged entertain
ment changing weekly and
featuring th top names in
Construction Being Planned for State's Exposition Grounds
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