Clay & Grant
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to chinatown ruins and Hall of Justice
ChinatownDemolished
Contains 7898 photos
Powell near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view southeast across Powell from Nob Hill to Chronicle Annex, Shreve Building, Call Bldg., Whittell Building, Temple Emanu-El, Butler Bldg. Five ruined archways of Germania Hall / California Hall at 620 Bush.
Nob Hill
Powell near Bush
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins, view south from upper Powell on Nob Hill to Union Square, Retail District, Temple Emanu-El, Butler Bldg., Emporium Building, Flood Bldg and St Francis Hotel
Nob Hill
California & Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east from center of California to ruins of Grace Church / Cathedral, Old St. Mary's, Ferry Building with scaffolding around tower, Merchant's Exchange, Kohl Building
Nob Hill
Downtown Ruins
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from Russian Hill, near Taylor & Pacific Streets. Earthquake Ruins, looking to Fairmont Hotel and Financial District. Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Mills Building, Grace Church, Washington & Mason Power House.
Nob Hill
Clay near Sansome
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west up ClayStreet through rubble to Nob Hill the Fairmont Hotel
Financial District
Unknown Location
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View of earthquake ruins, piles of debris and partial brick walls.
Montgomery & Pine
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Remains of the Nevada Bank (after some demolition of upper stories) Northwest corner of Montgomery and Pine. In 1905, Wells Fargo had merged with Nevada Bank. At time of destruction it was the Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank Building.
Financial District
California & Market
View east across small plaza with rounded benches to SF Muni Cable Car #53. Santa Marina Building, Weinstein Co., Ferry Building, Embarcadero Freeway, Southern Pacific Building in background.
Financial District
Clement near 33rd
View northeast across Clement to Sutro Car House east of 33rd Avenue. Municipal Railway (Muni) D-line streetcar #212 with 'Join Now - The New Regular Army' signage approaching. D-Line was assigned to Sutro Car House.
Richmond Outer
Twin Peaks Tunnel
East portal location with SF Muni PCC #1037 L-Line
Castro
Bear Pits
Grizzly Bear in Cage (Monarch) in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Market near Turk & Mason
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market to fire burning, earthquake damage. Left to right: people around Admission Day (Native Sons) Monument, Flood Bldg, Call Bldg, Emporium.[Market St. from 5th, Pillsbury Picture Co. No. 7586]
South of Market
Market & Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market to Crocker Building, built 1892, demolished 1966. Ruined and burned buildings after earthquake and fire, Chronicle Building, with Annex, Mutual Savings Bank building at left. Temporary refreshment stands in street. Streetcars running.
Downtown / Union Square
6th & Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast from center of Market showing earthquake damage to Hale Bros. Department Store. Ruins of Wilson Building on left. Both were reconstructed using the remaining facades.
Tenderloin