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San Diego 1915: Commerce and Industries Building.....
The Commerce and Industries Building was located on the south side of El Prado, immediately east of the Panama-California Exposition's Foreign and Domestic Arts Building. The extremely ornate eclectic Renaissance structure featured two tile-roofed entrance bays and a heavily ornamented corner tower. The building's entrances were based on the design of the Casa Consistorial, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and contained triple-arched vestibules above which were located ornate balconies with intricate wrought-iron railings. 
Tile-roofed overhangs, featuring brightly colored friezes of blue, red, green, and gold, extended over both entrances, and were supported by caryatids in the form of nude women. The Rococo-ornamented corner tower contained two semi-circular iron-railed balconies, topped by a decorative cornice and ornate finials. The rear portion of the building was less heavily ornamented, to harmonize with the adjacent Foreign and Domestic Arts Building, and overlooked a small park and Spanish Canyon, which extended to the south. The interior of the building housed numerous commercial and industrial exhibits, displayed by domestic firms.
The Commerce and Industries Building was located on the south side of El Prado, immediately east of the Panama-California Exposition's Foreign and Domestic Arts Building. The extremely ornate eclectic Renaissance structure featured two tile-roofed entrance bays and a heavily ornamented corner tower. The building's entrances were based on the design of the Casa Consistorial, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain; and contained triple-arched vestibules above which were located ornate balconies with intricate wrought-iron railings. 
Tile-roofed overhangs, featuring brightly colored friezes of blue, red, green, and gold, extended over both entrances, and were supported by caryatids in the form of nude women. The Rococo-ornamented corner tower contained two semi-circular iron-railed balconies, topped by a decorative cornice and ornate finials. The rear portion of the building was less heavily ornamented, to harmonize with the adjacent Foreign and Domestic Arts Building, and overlooked a small park and Spanish Canyon, which extended to the south. The interior of the building housed numerous commercial and industrial exhibits, displayed by domestic firms.
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