Van Ness near Turk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to City Hall and Hall of Records ruins in distance, Grant Building, background left; wrought iron fence melted
Civic CenterDemolished
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Van Ness near Fell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall ruins from Van Ness, sightseers, taxis
Civic Center
Grove & Polk
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to City Hall Ruins
Civic Center
Fillmore & Ellis
View northeast across intersection to S.N. Wood & Co., building store on ground floor of existing buildings.
Western Addition
Webster near Ellis
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north on Webster between Ellis and O'Farrell. The now-gone Byington Street intersects at left. Outdoor kitchens, Sherith Israel dome in distance. All buildings demolished or moved due to redevelopment.
Western Addition
Eddy near Fillmore
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east down Eddy to Earthquake and Fire Damage, Pierce-Rodolph Storage Co. ; fire pump
Western Addition
O'Farrell near Leavenworth
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Earthquake and fire damaged Call Building, Whittell Building, in background left; Rubble and bricks; sightseers
Tenderloin
Valencia & 19th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake damage on Valencia, near Duboce, looking south with dog and man in street
Mission
Fell near Scott
View southwest from near Pierce and Hayes across a steep mostly empty block toward Buena Vista Park. The south side of Fell between Pierce and Scott is largely unchanged in 2021. The temporary post-earthquake offices of Pacific Telephone are visible at the intersection of Fell and Scott.
Alamo Square
Broderick & Oak
Market Street Railway (MSRy) car barn.
Buena Vista
Fillmore & Green
View southwest to Counterbalance Streetcar, which ran on two steep blocks of Fillmore Street between Green and Broadway. At each end, the car would be attached to a cable and the descending car would help pull up the ascending car.
Pacific Heights
Oak near Broderick
Elevated view north across Oak to 1907 Streetcar Strike, United Railroads, mounted police patrolling and protecting strike breakers in front of Oak & Broderick Car and Power House.
Buena Vista
Divisadero near Oak
1907 Streetcar Strike, Elevated view southeast across Divisadero toward Oak; Two streetcars, strikebreakers and mounted police; Joseph Schmitz and Co. Pianos, 430 Divisadero, Globe Dining Room. Construction materials in foreground. People stare down at scene from their windows.
Panhandle
Guerrero & Clinton Park
View east from atop Mary's Help Hospital; [This is part of Mary's Help Hospital]
Mission Dolores
Clay & Gough
Elevated view northeast from apartment building. 2000 Gough with backyard at left. Victorian home, 1920 Clay, at right was been demolished in 1957. Russian Hill in background.
Pacific Heights