Damage

Contains 283 photos

Downtown Ruins 1906
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Downtown Ruins 1906

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage from near Polk and Olive toward downtown. Fairmont Hotel, St. Francis Hotel, Whittell, Call, Iroquois Apartments and Flood buildings in background, left to right

Tenderloin
Old City Hall in Ruins
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Old City Hall in Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage and collapsed columns, from City Hall Avenue, near Marshall (City Hall) Square, currently near intersection of Grove and Hyde.

Civic Center
Bush & Montgomery
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Bush & Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Man staring at ground among ruins [Bush and Montgomery Sts. S.W. Cor. - 1906. Site of Present Alexander Bldg.] [Crocker Estate Album]

Financial District
Union near Pierce
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Union near Pierce

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Union between Pierce & Steiner Earthquake damaged tracks and cracks in Union St. Street kitchens in distance.

Cow Hollow
Steiner from Sutter
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Steiner from Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view north on Steiner Street from Sutter. Ruins of St. Dominic's Church without south spire. Likely just taken down. See wnp37.00145. [Miles Bros #19]

Lower Pacific Heights
Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across ruins of Flood Building at southwest corner of 4th and Market. A group of men stands in front of closed vault doors. In the background are the ruins of the Pioneer Building (Society of California Pioneers) at 4th and Pioneer Place. The United States National Bank was located at 805 Market St. in the Flood Building after April, 1905. It advertised that its safe deposit vaults were conveniently located on the ground floor. Poster on wall for Easton Addition, Burlingame. See also wnp27.6900 (AS) [Miles Bros. #7]]

South of Market
7th & Market
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7th & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to ruins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building after the earthquake and fire. Its replacement opened on the same site in June, 1910. [Miles Bros. #127]

Tenderloin
Geary & Market
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Geary & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across Market to dynamiting ruins of Hearst Examiner Building. Call Building at right. Monadnock Building at left. [6. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. Dynamiting the Monadnock(Sic)]

Downtown / Union Square
Call Building Ruins
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Call Building Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Mutual Savings Bank Bldg at left, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Bldg. Pollock [561 Call Bd from Garey [Sic Geary] St.]

Downtown / Union Square
Kearny near Post
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Kearny near Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to dynamiting of Masonic Hall ruins, Post & Montgomery. Union Trust, Crocker Buildings Duplicate of wnp27.2591. #1212

Downtown / Union Square
Market near Fremont
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Market near Fremont

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market toward south side of Market at Fremont. Liquor wholesalers building burning

Financial District
1906 Downtown Damage
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1906 Downtown Damage

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [No. 74. S.V.W.W. Building Stockton & Geary] View southeast across Stockton to Spring Valley Water Works Co. & City of Paris Building, Marchand Building. Butler Building at far right. Wet streets.

Downtown / Union Square
Old City Hall in ruins
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Old City Hall in ruins

View northwest to 1906 Earthquake Damage, from City Hall Avenue and Marshall Square (near the present intersection of Grove and Hyde)[No. 70 City Hall] Pioneer (James Lick) Monument (in original location) just off camera to left.

Civic Center
California & Market
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California & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southerly toward the ruins of the Luning Building, at the south side of California, at Drumm and Market. men on street.

Financial District
Montgomery & Sutter
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Montgomery & Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Montgomery to ruins of Mills Building, Kohl Building (with flag), both extant 2018. Telegraph Hill in background left.

Downtown / Union Square