Of the engines id like to introduce mononeck the director of port of San Francisco monique. Welcome San Francisco thank you for coming clapping. a hundred years ago that was the spot and it all began in august of 1914 on this very building San Francisco had a ship sail from San Francisco to new york through the panama canal and the port of San Francisco delayed in large letters the panama canal is on and why did that matter it caught 7 thousand miles off of the shipping trip 60 percent if 13,000,000,000 down to 5,000 Thousands Miles it really was truly come pelleted the for the into greatness that held through with world war ii and surrounded by trollies and all kinds of other vehicles that served all the people that came for this great event and one isnt that Perfect Timing clapping. of course, im not the muni director so one of the great things this was the first world fair to welcome the automobile and all kinds of entrepreneurs who created transportation because so many people came
Monique. Welcome San Francisco thank you for coming clapping. a hundred years ago that was the spot and it all began in august of 1914 on this very building San Francisco had a ship sail from San Francisco to new york through the panama canal and the port of San Francisco delayed in large letters the panama canal is on and why did that matter it caught 7 thousand miles off of the shipping trip 60 percent if 13,000,000,000 down to 5,000 Thousands Miles it really was truly come pelleted the for the into greatness that held through with world war ii and surrounded by trollies and all kinds of other vehicles that served all the people that came for this great event and one isnt that Perfect Timing clapping. of course, im not the muni director so one of the great things this was the first world fair to welcome the automobile and all kinds of entrepreneurs who created transportation because so many people came that year for the worlds fair that we needed new vehicles and one hundred years la
So thank you jim for making this happen tonight really clapping. i want to leave you with one more thing in announcing that the worlds fair 0 would be in San Francisco president taft coincide the phrase San Francisco the city that knows how so welcome back the city that knows how thank you clapping. oh yeah. And clapping. that was relationship roar i like that okay. I hope i can get through to next part without crying about 5 months ago i have a violation to light the affair Ferry Building of the iconic lights the rows had been in my mind and my grandparents feel in love and skroeltd down Market Street and saw the light it was in my mind i want to thank the first people i approached who embraced that laura address my fin say john he made the great bajdz i hope youre getting so be sure you get one and my long time it friend charlotte and, of course, every enthusiastic said this was a fantastic idea willie brown there he is willie brown yeah. Willie willie brown who will be on stage with
Thousand; right . So lastly ryan invented the great incessantly later a fan of ribbon colors that projected into the sky above the infection that appeared in the yacht supported 4 foot supported spotlight and 60 marines were r5gd to make the lights swing with the names of the devils fan and fairy and the sincere pant and octopus one magazine said quote on receiving a color champion a straumg in sudden but the lamps trained to the position and above entitled the otero now innocent thanks to many, many more people we will again above entitled the wonder of the awe illumination in the fair city a Citizen Technology later thank you very much clapping . Thank you laura right now lets bring back craig and the ditch he is for their rendition of San Francisco by the way a i heard was the number one song and the theme song for the 915 fair. In oh, e oh, away u way when it is waiting there before me i love her so wherever i go i think of her all day where eyeing and her smile and light and her v
Gift that list the fine arts this is one illuminated man and would you like to say a few words oh, okay laughter . Actually donna 0rg9d me to say a few words that was a command performance doug go away i have a few things to say about you laughter first of all. Said youd never tell. First of all i wanted to recognize the talents and the effort and the energy that went into this incredible project and obviously the pal lettuce of fine arts and the bay lights i hope youll be seeing later those are the tlants all i did was write checks thats a lot easier believe me i have one other inform comments that is, i was going to wear actually some kind of a attire that was symbolic of the era were celebrating and thelma stole my outfit so you know im sorry i had to be in street cloths otherwise youd seen me in that ladies and gentlemen, im very, very privileged to be here this evening and want to recognize you know two or three of my Close Friends and people that i think contributed to this throu