Reconstruction

Contains 204 photos

Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west down center of Market, City Hall ruins in background right; workmen repairing streetcar tracks and roadway, woman laughing. Far background, Grant Building, Twin Peaks, Admission Day Monument [Scene on Market St. Western Photographic Co. 45]

Downtown / Union Square
Battery & Sacramento
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Battery & Sacramento

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view northwest to Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Building in distance left; Neller & Schermer Co. Wine Merchants 409 Sansome in center. Montgomery Block center right, Brown & Power stationers 418 Sansome.

Financial District
Jones Street near Ellis
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Jones Street near Ellis

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to 1906 Earthquake and Fire ruins. Fairmont and St. Francis Hotels in Background. Tower of First Congregational Church at center.

Tenderloin
Golden Gate near Market
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Golden Gate near Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast to 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage, Old Hale Bros. store facades on Market St. and 6th St.

Tenderloin
Golden Gate & Leavenworth
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Golden Gate & Leavenworth

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Southeast view to 7th and Market, 1906 Earthquake and Fire damage. Grant Building in background.

Tenderloin
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

View north from 8th & Market to ruins of City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square in foreground. People strolling, newly built businesses with awnings along south side of square.

South of Market
Fulton & Polk
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Fulton & Polk

View East toward ruins of City Hall, Friedman & Wolff Matzo Bakers, 430 Fulton, MECHANICS' HARDWARE CO, 300 Polk

Civic Center
Pine near Taylor
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Pine near Taylor

Looking Southeast to Temple Emanu-El, Chronicle Bldg, Mutual Savings Bank, Call Bldg, Whittell Bldg, St. Francis Hotel,First Congregational Church, Flood Bldg

Lower Nob Hill
Sutter & Jones
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Sutter & Jones

View northeast toward the Flood Mansion and Fairmont Hotel

Lower Nob Hill
Hyde near Ellis
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Hyde near Ellis

View north to ruins of Iroquois Hotel on Ellis. Cornelia Apartments, 641 O'Farrell at left.

Tenderloin
View South from Hotel Whitcomb
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View South from Hotel Whitcomb

Elevated view south from Hotel Whitcomb (which at that time served as City Hall), showing extensive residential and industrial development in this area south of Market. Mission Street at bottom and 8th St. at left. Buildings on Minna St., behind undeveloped land along Mission, still stand in 2021. Bottom left, the Argo Hotel 1203 Mission, Barr Bros. Barrel House 136 8th St. at Minna St. corner. Potrero Hill in background. [View South from City Hall dpwbook5 dpw1473]

South of Market
Civic Auditorium
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Civic Auditorium

Elevated view northeast from Grand Central Hotel across Polk to unbuilt lots and building of Civic Auditorium. Dome of Hall of Records in background right. Gallagher-Marsh Business College in distance right. [dpwbook7 dpw1747]

Civic Center
Larkin near Fulton
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Larkin near Fulton

View southeast across City Hall, Civic Center construction to Old City Hall Ruins, Hall of Records, Grant Building and Odd Fellows Building on Market St. near 7th. . - Civic Center Cistern Hall of Records [dpwbook9 dpw1977]

Civic Center
Civic Center construction
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Civic Center construction

View north on Larkin St from Civic Auditorium at Larkin & Grove. [dpwbook10 dpw2078] Civic Center Plaza at left. Old City Hall site at right.

Civic Center
City Hall
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City Hall

View North on Polk Street in front of City Hall during construction. California Hall, Hotel Polk (Polk & Turk) in background). Animal sculptures at entry to Civic Center Plaza. [dpwbook12 dpw2399]

Civic Center