Pine near Taylor
1906 Earthquake and Fire, panoramic view from Nob Hill looking southeast to retail district
Lower Nob HillRuins
Contains 2070 photos
Larkin near Fulton
Looking south toward Market, Hotel May, Hotel Whitcomb from Old City Hall site. At fright, rear of Robison Bros. Bird Store,(which stands in 2019 as the Wells Fargo Bank Building (1908), 1256-1264 Market, one of only two buildings remaining along the City Hall Avenue alignment).
Civic Center
City Hall Ave near Larkin
View northerly toward partially demolished Old City Hall (with portion still in use) and Hall of Records. Eagles Building in background.
Civic Center
City Hall Ave near Larkin
Ruins looking northerly toward partially demolished Old City Hall (with remaining portion still in use), Hall of Records on right, Eagles Building in background.
Civic Center
Mason & Market
Admission Day Monument in its original location, looking north to Nob Hill, empty blocks north of Market show the 1906 burn area. The Monument was moved to Golden Gate Park in 1948, and returned to Market at Post and Montgomery Streets in 1977.
Tenderloin
5th & Jessie
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to Flood Building across site of Lincoln School, ruins of Emporium at right
South of Market
Market & Powell
View east from center of Market to Humboldt Bank, dome under construction with flag. Flood Building at left, Mutual Savings Bank, Ferry, Call, Pacific and Emporium Buildings..
Downtown / Union Square
Larkin near Grove
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast to City Hall in ruins
Civic Center
Larkin & McAllister
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast to City Hall in ruins showing northwest corner of building, from courthouse ruins
Civic Center
Market & 8th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View north across Market to Marshall Square and ruins of old City Hall. Crowd walking around the Pioneer (James Lick) Monument at present corner of Hyde and Grove Streets.
Civic Center
Sacramento above Powell
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from Nob Hill above Powell Street between Sacramento and Clay Streets to Ferry Building over Chinatown. Some earthquake and fire ruins exist, but much reconstruction has occurred. A cable car is seen heading south on Powell. Alaska Commercial Building (1907, Meyers and Ward, Architects), Kohl Building, Merchant's Exchange Building, Clunie Building, Sing Fat Building (1907) and Old St. Mary's Church are seen in the background right of center. Fairmont Hotel at right. In far left background, Appraisers Building, Montgomery Block, U.S. Customs House under construction. Bank of Italy Building at Montgomery and Clay beyond chimney at left. Donaldina Cameron House at Sacramento and Joice Streets left of center. See wnp14.1233, taken around same time.
Nob Hill
Laguna & Hermann
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast from Mint Hill of 1906 earthquake and approaching fire. St. Ignatius Church, Fairmont Hotel and City Hall in distance. Valencia Street Cable Car Powerhouse and smokestack at right
Mint Hill
View from Nob Hill
View looking east from Nob Hill. Earthquake ruins. View of downtown, bay, Ferry Building and Yerba Buena Island. Appraisers Building, Kohl Building.
Nob Hill
Montgomery & Vallejo
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Montgomery from Telegraph Hill toward downtown, reconstruction. Montgomery Block, Kohl Building, Merchants Exchange Building, Call Building, Whittell Building, Old St. Mary's Church, Grace Church. Ruins of Hall of Justice, center.
Telegraph Hill
Valencia near 20th
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Burned district with buildings beyond, Bernal Heights in background [2142]
Mission Dolores