Ruins

Contains 2070 photos

City Hall Ruins
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City Hall Ruins

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Larkin and Grove, down City Hall Avenue. Earthquake ruins of City Hall

Civic Center
Market near 8th
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Market near 8th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast on Market toward 7th Street. Earthquake ruins, and lumber piled up. Grant Building at 7th and Market at right. Flood and Call Buildings visible in the distance.

Civic Center
Sutro Baths Ruins
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Sutro Baths Ruins

Ruins of Sutro Baths, looking northwest from Point Lobos Ave from near Louis' Restaurant. (Original pool outlines and colors still visible.)

Sutro Heights
Children's Playground
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Children's Playground

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Golden Gate Park. 1906 earthquake and fire. Two women posing next to ruins of Sharon Lodge building

Golden Gate Park
Steiner & Bush
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Steiner & Bush

1906 earthquake and fire. Ruins of St. Dominic's Church

Lower Pacific Heights
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

1906 earthquake and fire. View southeast toward ruins of the Chronicle Building, Mutual Savings Banks, and Call Building.

Downtown / Union Square
South Van Ness near 17th
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South Van Ness near 17th

1906 Earthquake and Fire. Drunken Houses on South Van Ness (then Howard) between 17th and 18th Streets. Earthquake damaged teetering buildings.

Mission
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1906 earthquake and fire. Boy in cap sitting in ruins.

Joice near California
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Joice near California

1906 earthquake and fire. View east from Joice St. near California St. towards ruins of Grace Church. Ferry Building in far distance.

Nob Hill
Donahue Monument
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Donahue Monument

1906 earthquake and fire. View northwest from Market near Battery, People sitting around fountain at base of Donahue Monument (Mechanics Monument). Merchants' Exchange at left in background. Golden State Creamery Co. sign on monument.

Financial District
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1906 earthquake and fire. View east down a street filled with rubble, among ruins somewhere in the financial district. Wagon wheels in foreground, Ferry Building with scaffolding around tower in distance.

18th near Shotwell
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18th near Shotwell

1906 earthquake and fire. View west of damaged 18th St. with St. Charles Borromeo church steeple at right.

Mission
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1906 earthquake and fire. General view of post fire and earthquake ruins.

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1906 Earthquake and Fire, General view of post fire and earthquake ruins.

Golden Gate near Hyde
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Golden Gate near Hyde

1906 earthquake and fire. People in front of a collapsed building on Golden Gate Ave. Hall of Records in background

Tenderloin