Contains 2070 photos
1906 earthquake and fire, group in horse-drawn buggy in front of ruins of supposedly fireproof 9-story Linda Vista Apartments on the southeast corner of Turk and Jones. Ruins of Siminoff Building on the north side of Golden Gate near Taylor in the background (bent metal framing)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to the Poodle Dog Restaurant in ruins (when later rebuilt, it was reduced to 3 floors from 5). In the 1980s it was torn down to become the Ramada Inn. Flood Building at right, Hotel Hamilton at left.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Location unknown. Earthquake and Fire Damage.
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and Fire Damage. [Miles Bros #105]
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south across ruins of Flood Building at southwest corner of 4th and Market. A group of men stands in front of closed vault doors. In the background are the ruins of the Pioneer Building (Society of California Pioneers) at 4th and Pioneer Place. The United States National Bank was located at 805 Market St. in the Flood Building after April, 1905. It advertised that its safe deposit vaults were conveniently located on the ground floor. Poster on wall for Easton Addition, Burlingame. See also wnp27.6900 (AS) [Miles Bros. #7]]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Post Office, Now Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Sidewalk stretched because ground sank 6 feet. Built on a bog. Built appropriate for its site.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Lick Baths, on 10th Street between Mission and Howard. [Miles Bros. #73]
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View west on Geary between Webster & Fillmore. People posed in the street with stoves and street kitchens, cable car tracks in the street. Ruins of Temple Beth Israel in the background. This is fairly soon after the earthquake, initially cooking was required as far as possible from buildings. Later street kitchens were allowed to move to the sidewalk. (JF) This area completely demolished in redevelopment.
Japantown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to ruins of Church of the Advent on 11th Street, people posed on rubble.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southwest across Market to ruins of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building after the earthquake and fire. Its replacement opened on the same site in June, 1910. [Miles Bros. #127]
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to S. Van Ness (then Howard) from burned out block on Capp. Houses were built on top of Mission Creek. None of these houses survived.
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking east toward Hall of Justice from Grant Ave
Chinatown
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View North on Capp Street near 17th, Buckled and subsided sidewalks, large burned area. Temporary tracks laid by Ocean Shore Railway Company to carry debris. [Miles Bros. #109]
Mission
1906 Earthquake and Fire, Duplicate of wnp37.01448. Elevated view north on Steiner from Sutter Street. Crowd likely gathering for demolition of south tower of St. Dominic's Church on May 14, 1906. See wnp.37.00126 for photo on same day but after tower demolition. [Miles Bros #14]
Lower Pacific Heights
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across intersection to The Emporium, temporary location very soon after 1906 Earthquake and Fire. Signage reading "First to Rebuild". 1201 Van Ness, NW corner at Post. Converted from what was originally the Abraham E. Hecht (1838-1898) residence, with one story addition along both street frontages.
Cathedral Hill