Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

Sutro Baths
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Sutro Baths

Sutro Ruins - Post fire remnants

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Palace Hotel
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Palace Hotel

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest from Market and Montgomery, ruins of the Palace Hotel

Financial District
Market near New Montgomery
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Market near New Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Market toward New Montgomery. Ruins of the Palace Hotel at center, Monadnock, Hearst, and Call Buildings in the distance. Crowd of people walking and riding in wagons. Flood Building in distance right.

Financial District
California near Kearny
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California near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage, View east on California toward Kearny. Crowds of sightseers and photographers walking in the street.

Chinatown
View from Nob Hill
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View from Nob Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage, view southeast from near Powell and Californial, Call Building at center

Nob Hill
Bush near Mason
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Bush near Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire Damage, view southeast toward Union Square. From left: Temple Emanu-el before rebuilding, Shreve Building, Chronicle Annex, Monadnock Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Call Building. Whittell Building, Butler Building and St. Francis Hotel under construction at center.

Nob Hill
Sutro Baths Ruins
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Sutro Baths Ruins

View north from Point Lobos Ave toward Sutro Ruins. (date on slide is September 1966, 3 moths after the fire that destroyed Sutro Baths)

Sutro Heights
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest from Market and 8th Streets toward ruins of old City Hall. Pioneer (James Lick) Monument in Marshall Square in its original location. Two temporary food stands set up in the street. 'The Soft Drink Emporium' and the 'Del Monico Cafe' advertising coffee and sandwiches 5 cents.

Civic Center
11th & Folsom
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11th & Folsom

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of the Jackson Brewery at 11th and Folsom Streets. Streetcar tracks, bent iron girders.

South of Market
South Van Ness near 18th
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South Van Ness near 18th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to ruins of 3-story flats on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th. A few doors south of the 'drunken houses'

Mission
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, ruins tilting houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th, known as the 'drunken houses'

Mission
City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View from Larkin near Grove, Ruins of City Hall, sightseers in the street.

Civic Center
Market near 5th
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Market near 5th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east on Market toward 5th Street. Flood Building at left, Emporium at right. Call Building in the distance. People walking, streetcar in the distance dates this as at least late May 1906

South of Market
Market near New Montgomery
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Market near New Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west toward ruins of Grand and Palace Hotels

Financial District
Brannan near 4th
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Brannan near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north to ruins of St. Rose's Roman Catholic Church on north side of Brannan Street between 4th and 5th Streets. 1906 Earthquake and Fire.

South of Market