First Look: the restored Botanical Building in Balboa Park. After four years and a $28 million facelift, the building returns to its 1915 glory with added features like interior misters, state-of-the-art lighting, and a new lily pond. Built as part of the Panama-California Exposition, it is one of only four structures designed to remain as permanent features in the park. It’s also one of the largest wood lath structures in the world. With more than a century of wear and tear on the all-wood stru