Reconstruction

Contains 204 photos

Market near Drumm
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Market near Drumm

View west in front of Ferry Building. Crowds of people attempting to board streetcar. Horses and delivery wagons. [4217 Market Street from the ferry August 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Financial District
Market near Drumm
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Market near Drumm

View east to Ferry Building with scaffolding under repair after earthquake. Piles of bricks, line of United Railroads streetcars, including #740. McKenna Bros. grocery, Alameda Cafe, [4218 Foot of Market St Aug 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Financial District
Market near 3rd
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Market near 3rd

View west during rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Line of streetcars, scaffolding, street work. Call Building, Flannery Building, Lotta's Fountain. Buggy with ad sign for 'Mission Real Estate.' [4219 Market and Third Sts Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Downtown / Union Square
Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

View north with temporary quarters of Emporium department store on left. Crowds of people passing. [4221 Van Ness Ave and Post St Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Cathedral Hill
Market & 4th
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Market & 4th

View east at rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. Mutual Savings Bank and gutted Call Building. Humboldt Bank building under construction at right. United Railroads streetcar #40, delivery wagon with beer barrels, Old Crow Saloon. [4222 Market looking east from 4th Street Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

South of Market
Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

Elevated view south on 3rd St. during rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. United Railroads streetcar #1136, rubble, Call Building on right, wagons. A. I. Hall & Son Jewelers signage in distance (on north wall of Aronson Building, 3rd and Mission) [4224 Third Street from Market Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Downtown / Union Square
Geary & Mason
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Geary & Mason

View east to Whittell Building frame in distance. Rear of St. Francis Hotel and Hotel Alexander, gutted after 1906 earthquake and fire. Poster for Lambardi Opera at Central Theatre on Dec. 25. [4225 Geary Street looking east Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Tenderloin
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

View west of rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. City of Paris building on left. St. Francis Hotel in center distance with north wing under construction, Whittell Building on right. Geary Street cablecar #24 passing. Ad on construction shed for Whitney Building. [4226 Geary near Union Square Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Downtown / Union Square
Geary near Stockton
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Geary near Stockton

View west of rebuilding after 1906 earthquake. St. Francis Hotel in center distance with north wing under construction. Union Square with Little St. Francis in the park (Temporary St. Francis Hotel), Whittel Building at right. Geary Street cablecar #24 waiting. Ad on construction shed for Whitney Building, 117 Geary. [4227 Geary St at Stockton St Jan 1907] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Downtown / Union Square
Fillmore & Geary
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Fillmore & Geary

View north to relocated business, including Raphael's, after 1906 earthquake. Buggies, men and woman passing. [4228 Fillmore Street four months after the fire] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Lower Pacific Heights
Van Ness & O'Farrell
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Van Ness & O'Farrell

View southwest across intersection to new construction of Delbert Block after 1906 earthquake and fire. R. P. Hurlbut, contractor and builder. Plans called for two very large 4-story matching office and retail buildings, holding 300 offices and 38 stores, with a second story bridge over Olive St. connecting them (Arthur A. Lamb, architect). Delbert Block was demolished in 1910. Hotel Savoy on far left at Ellis Street. Between Hotel Savoy and Delbert Block is the Countryman Building under construction. [4230 Van Ness Sept 06] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Tenderloin
Van Ness near Post
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Van Ness near Post

View north with temporary quarters of Emporium department store on left. Crowds of people passing, early automobile. Many buggies and delivery wagons. [4232 Van Ness Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Cathedral Hill
Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

View north with temporary quarters of Emporium department store on left. Crowds of people passing, early automobile, delivery wagons. [4233 Van Ness Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Cathedral Hill
Van Ness near Cedar
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Van Ness near Cedar

View north to crowds of peopl shopping at temporary quarters of stores after 1906 earthquake, including New York Millinery, The Juvenile, Frank's, and The Emporium department store at Post St. corner. Newspaper cart, crowds of people passing, carriage with horses. [4234 Van Ness Sept 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Cathedral Hill
Van Ness & Post
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Van Ness & Post

Elevated view northeast from rooftop looking toward buildings on east side of Van Ness. Relocated businesses after 1906 earthquake including F. F. Wright & Son shoes, Wiley B. Allen Co., Mrs. E. Lynch millinery, W. & J. Sloane. Buggies, delivery wagons (one with pianos). Southwest slope of Nob Hill in distance with Clay Street Tank in distance right. [4235 Van Ness Aug 1906] (Bernal History Project / Helen Sjornberg 1906 photos)

Cathedral Hill