South Van Ness near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east across street to 'drunken houses' tilted and sunk in street after 1906 earthquake. (Ex-Howard St.) (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)
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Van Ness & O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to field of ruins stretching for many blocks after 1906 earthquake and fire. Between the foreground chimneys are the distant ruins of St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church. Large building at left is the Iroquois Apartments on Ellis near Leavenworth.
Tenderloin
City Hall Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across then City Hall Avenue to ruins of west entrance of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake and fire. Published as stereoview with caption 'West Entrance City Hall'. [Copyright 1906 Clinton Johnson (#172?)]
Civic Center
Union near Steiner
View west on Union between Steiner and Pierce Streets to twisted cable tracks displaced by earthquake. Large mansion with tower at southwest corner of Pierce and Union was built circa 1884 by wealthy attorney and landowner David Bixler. Flats at left with angled bays and rounded balconies extant 2019 at 2355-2365 Union St. [#52 Union St distorted by Earth-quake - Hughes, Fort Mason]
Cow Hollow
Market near New Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market toward New Montgomery. Ruins of the Palace Hotel at center, Monadnock, Hearst, and Call Buildings in the distance. Crowd of people walking and riding in wagons. Flood Building in distance right.
Financial District
South Van Ness near 18th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins of 3-story flats on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. A few doors south of the 'drunken houses'
Mission
Sutter near Larkin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Sutter Street east of Larkin. Heller, Klein & Co. listed as Larkin between Sutter & Bush. Trinity Episcopal Church (Bush & Gough) in the background left. Lafayette Park in the background right.
Lower Nob Hill
5th & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire. View southwest to soldiers standing in ruins, pointing east. Chimneys of Old Mint in background, ruins of Lincoln School on left.
South of Market
Merchant & Montgomery
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view west over ruins to Fairmont Hotel with Hall of Justice in foreground. Probably taken from roof of Montgomery Block, present site of Transamerica Pyramid. Grace Church at far left in distance.
Financial District
Larkin near Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from rubble near Larkin to ruins of old City Hall following 1906 earthquake.
Civic Center
Van Ness near O'Farrell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across southwest slope of Nob Hill to Fairmont Hotel. [Van Ness Avenue with still-standing Fairmont Hotel in distance, No. 45 in a series by W.J. Street]
Tenderloin
Jefferson & Webster
Loma Prieta Earthquake, cracked sidewalk on the corner of Jefferson and (probably) Webster.
Marina
Jefferson & Broderick
Loma Prieta Earthquake, cracked sidewalk.
Marina