July 29 - 30, 1915

Thurs. July 29, 1915

UP - fine morning and sea calmer - not so sick - Had little orange, coffee and bun for breakfast. Monkeyed around all day _ saw flying fish and 2 big ones. Sea very calm in afternoon and not sick at all - nothing more to eat, tho, but a Herseys. 

Likely what the ship grandpa took looked like inside

Arrived in San Pedro 7 P.M. and were met by Aunt Ethel, Floyd, and Grandpa. Floyd nearly as tall as I now. Ethel drove home by way of L.A. Home 10 P.M. ate little and to bed - Floyd and I sleep together.

The view docking in San Pedro in 1913

Fri.  July 30, 1915

My Grandpa's grandfather's (Truman Griggs) house in Anaheim, Ca.

It is fine moderate weather here - a little foggy in A.M. till about 9:30 or so. Monkeyed around in the A.M.

Last night Mother and Aunt Ethel had a few words. Ethel, after we got here and Mother had a bad headache, would not give Mother her bed, but told her she would have to sleep on a couch.

Went down and got my bike at the express office - cost $4 and something to ship it out. Floyd and I went up to H. School and played 2 sets of tennis - I beat.

Anaheim High School shown in 1915 was built in 1912. Demo'd in 1934 due to earthquake damage

July, 27 - 28, 1915

Tues. July, 27, 1915

Art Smith (at left) with his biplane and fairgoers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Spectators in the prop wash as Art Smith revs his engine for takeoff at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco  1915

Downtown and in the afternoon I went to the expo. Mother resting? Saw fine aeroplane flight by Art Smith. Walked up the Zone in the eve and went to room - about 9 - to bed.

One part of The Expo was called The Joy Zone possibly what Grandpa means when he says Zone.
This is The Creation Ride

A wider view of The Joy Zone

Wed. July 28, 1915

Downtown and got our ticket and made reservations on S.S. Queen for Los Angeles this afternoon. Took an auto to Golden Gate Park - thru the museum - back got our suit cases and took an auto to the dock. Walked uptown after checking our luggage and had lunch, looked around - down and took boat at 4 P.M. Quite rough when we got out and I got sick again - fed the fish for amusement. Lay down and to bed - did not eat any supper.

July 25 - 26, 1915

Sun. July 25, 1915

Fine sunny A.M.

Big white-caps waves - very pretty. Took pictures, watched them play on deck, "etc".. Towards new I got a little sick. Threw up a little ( Threw up a couple of times after the first time, yesterday) and went to cabin and slept again till we were near Frisco. The boat sure did roll some in the A.M. sometimes so much that you could hardly stand on deck (like this) [drawing of boat keeled over]. Yesterday after leaving Flavail we passed a boat and it sure did roll - 1st I have ever seen tossed upon the ocean blue.

Photos taken on board The Northern Pacific from Portland to San Francisco

Grandpa Mother Florence on deck of The Northern Pacific from Portland to San Francisco

Got in Frisco about 3:30 and went to a boarding house that some people that we had got acquainted with were going to - had a small room with a bed and a cot $1 a day. Went downtown in late aft. and in the eve we went to a large Cristian Science church near where we stay.

Mon. July 25, 1915

A view down the Avenue of Palms at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.

Very cool in Frisco esp. in morning and evening. Foggy in A.M. till 10 or 11 o'clock.

Went down and had SS. Co. telegraph for our tickets that a conductor took and didn't give back at Portland. Then out to The Expo and walked and saw all day and evening. Home about 9 and to bed. 

The sky above the fair was illuminated by a light show at night.

More info on the Pan Pacific International Exposition