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Names & Milestones in the History of Prado Buildings

Compiled by Michael Kelly

Casa del Prado
1971 Casa del Prado (reconstructed)
1969 Demolished
1960s North Exhibit Hall
1952-1954 San Diego Public Library
1941-1943? US Navy use for USO during WWII
1935 Palace of Food and Beverage
1917-1919 US Naval Training Station barracks during WWI
1916 Foreign and Domestic Products Building
1914 Varied Industries and Food Products Building
1913 Agriculture Building (during construction)

Casa de Balboa
1982 Casa de Balboa (reconstructed)
1978 Destroyed by fire
1950s Electric Building
1944-1946 US Naval Hospital use during WWII
1941-1944 US Army use during WWII
1935 Palace of Better Housing
1917-1919 US Naval Training Station barracks during WWI
1916 Canadian Building
1913 Commerce and Industries Building
1913 Domestic Liberal Arts Building (pre-exposition)

House of Charm
1996 House of Charm (reconstructed)
1994 Demolished
1951 House of Charm
1950 Alcazar Building (proposed name)
1937 House of Charm
1936 Palace of International Arts / House of Charm
1935 Palace of Parent and Child / House of Charm
1917-1919 US Naval Training Station use during WWI
1916 Russia and Brazil Building
1915 Indian Arts Building
1913 Mining Building (pre-exposition)

House of Hospitality
1997 House of Hospitality (reconstructed)
1995 Dismantled
1941-1946 housed Navy nurses during WWII
1935 House of Hospitality (remodeled by Requa)
1917-1919 US Naval Training Station use during WWI
1915 Foreign Arts Building
1913 Foreign Arts Building
1913 Foreign and Domestic Arts Building
1913 Foreign Liberal Arts Building (pre-exposition)

Home Economy Building
1963 Demolished (replaced by Timken 1965)
1947 American Legion Building
1941-1946 US Navy commissary during WWII
1937 American Legion Building
1935 Cafe of the World
1924 American Legion Building
1917-1919 US Navy YMCA during WWI
1916 Pan-Pacific Building
1915 Home Economy Building
1913 Home Science Building (pre-exposition)
1913 Electricity Building (pre-exposition)

Science and Education Building
1964 Demolished (replaced by west wing, Fine Arts Gallery 1966)
1947 Veterans of Foreign Wars Building
1941-1946 US Navy use
1939 Veterans of Foreign Wars Building
1936 Medical Arts Building
1935 Palace of Photography
1917-1919 US Navy lectures, classes, entertainment during WWI
1913 Science and Education Building or Science of Man Building
1913 Arts and Crafts (pre-exposition)
1913 Machinery Building (pre-exposition)

2007 - Volume 38, Issue 3/4

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