Golden Gate Park
1906 Earthquake and Fire, probably Camp #5 - Recreation Grounds. Refugees in breadline for donated essentials. Improvised Stable. [Miles Bros. No. 42] Same location as wnp37.00124.jpg.
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Turk near Jones
1906 earthquake and fire, group in horse-drawn buggy in front of ruins of supposedly fireproof 9-story Linda Vista Apartments on the southeast corner of Turk and Jones. Ruins of Siminoff Building on the north side of Golden Gate near Taylor in the background (bent metal framing)
Tenderloin
Geary near Webster
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Geary between Webster & Fillmore. People posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. Ruins of Temple Beth Israel in the background. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment.
Japantown
Market near 11th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.
South of Market
Capp near 17th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Buckled and subsided sidewalks, large burned area. Temporary tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [Miles Bros. #109]
Mission
Van Ness & Post
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Signage reading "First to Rebuild". 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from what was originally the Abraham E. Hecht (1838-1898) residence, with one story addition along both street frontages.
Cathedral Hill
Market near 3rd
View east from center of Market to decorative arch with various Masonic insignia and "In Hoc Signo Vinces" slogan. Golden Rule Bazaar sign on left, Nucleus Hotel at right. [564? Knights Templar. Market Street Arch. San Francisco. Aug. 20, 1883.]
Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery near Pine
View northeast across intersection to work crew repairing the street. Telegraph Hill, Kohl Building, Safe Deposit Building (remaining lower stories refurbished for use), Security Savings Bank, Merchants Exchange in background. New one story wooden building next to Security Savings Bank has 310 Montgomery, Friedrichs Cafe, Louis Wiell (Weill) Cigars and Tobacco signs, 312 Edmond Godchaux, Stock broker. Cropped, lower generation copy of image at wnp71.0096.
Financial District
Market near Mason
View east towards St. Ann's Building, Baldwin Hotel, Chronicle Building, The Matinee Millinery, Jno. Steinbach Jeweler 1016 Market, (Ernest) Essman Dry Goods, 1022 Market. Painted pole for C. Curtin dry goods at right, 911-915 Market. Two story building erected on lot at far left by July, 1895. Same image as wnp27.6768 with slightly different cropping.
South of Market
Old City Hall
Elevated view northwest across City Hall Square (name changed to Marshall Square in December, 1902) and Pioneer Monument to City Hall with dome and rotunda still under construction, Cable car on City Hall Avenue. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument was dedicated on November 29, 1894. Statue on dome was installed in April, 1896. [City Hall S.F. Cal. Perkins 1227]
South of Market
Fell & Laguna
H[entry]. A. Schultze groceries at 500 Laguna Street. Delivery wagon, horse, and staff posing.
Hayes Valley
Old Civic Center
[City Hall. S.F. Cal. 1601] View west from City Hall Ave & McAllister to Hall of Records, Mechanics Pavilion. Market Street cable car, bills and posters vendor wagon. Supreme Court Building (Larkin & McAllister) at right.
Civic Center
Palace Hotel Court
Elevated view to carriages parked in courtyard and plants in containers. Restaurant sign. [B 68. Court, Palace Hotel, S.F., Cal.]
South of Market
Washington & Battery
View northwest from corner to Old Post Office, on the site of present Custom House, Appraiser's Building at left [B 65. Post Office, San Francisco, Cal.]
North Beach
Kearny & Maiden Lane
Kearny & Morton (now Maiden Lane). View north along Kearny from intersection. Elite Saloon on left ("Elite" on corner street lamp). At northwest corner Post and Kearny, D. Samuels The Lace House. [B 16. Kearny Street, San Francisco, Cal.]
Downtown / Union Square