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Sailing ship MINDORO was set fire off Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island) as part of 17th commemoration of 1906 fire. Fireboats Dennis T. Sullivan and David Scannell demonstrated their fire fighting abilities. [Fireboats in action] [dpwbook32 dpw8643]
SF Bay
Sailing ship MINDORO was set fire off Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island) as part of 17th commemoration of 1906 fire. Fireboats Dennis T. Sullivan and David Scannell demonstrated their fire fighting abilities. [Fireboats in action][dpwbook32 dpw8645]
SF Bay
Sailing ship MINDORO was set fire off Yerba Buena Island (then Goat Island) as part of 17th commemoration of 1906 fire. Fireboats Dennis T. Sullivan and David Scannell demonstrated their fire fighting abilities. [Fireboats in action] [dpwbook32 dpw8645]
SF Bay
Elevated view northwest across Market to fire at 660 Market (Realty Building), which started in the basement of the Waldorf Cafe. The building was demolished shortly thereafter. Its demolition had been planned before the fire to enable the building of a replacement by its owner, the Crocker Estate, and some tenants had already vacated earlier in 1923. The replacement at 660 Market, designed by Lewis Hobart, still stands in 2022 . This photo appeared on the page 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle for November 6, 1923 with the caption "Fighting one of SF's Biggest Fires in 17 Years." [Crocker Estate Album]
South of Market
Elevated view northwest across Market to fire at 660 Market (Realty Building), which started in the basement of the Waldorf Cafe. The building was demolished shortly thereafter. Its demolition had been planned before the fire to enable the building of a replacement by its owner, the Crocker Estate, and some tenants had already vacated earlier in 1923. The replacement at 660 Market, designed by Lewis Hobart, still stands in 2022 . This photo appeared on the page 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle for November 6, 1923 with the caption "Fighting one of SF's Biggest Fires in 17 Years." Duplicate with different cropping wnp27.4530. [Crocker Estate Album]
South of Market
View north across Waller to small First Baptist Chapel at 52 Waller Street, near the First Baptist Church at the corner of Waller & Octavia. Originally built in 1886 as a fire department storehouse for Engine Company No. 19, the building still stands in 2022, and has been renovated (glass block on sides replaced with opening windows and doorway inset further, removal of neon sign). The Victorian residence to the right has been moved or demolished.
Mint Hill
Elevated view southeast across Market. Joseph Schmitz & Co pianos at 1439 Market St. Beyond, Fire Engine House No. 19, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 3, Studebaker Manufacturing Building, west side of Panorama Building (opened August, 1887) with signage for inaugural exhibit "Battle of Missionary Ridge", in 1896 converted to Rambler Biclorama (Bicycle sales and track) at 10th St. corner. Ray & Dowling, Sale Yards & Stable at right.
Civic Center
Fireboat 'Phoenix' at Pier 20 on the Embarcadero
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from middle of street to police and crowd gathered to watch approaching fire and firefighters spraying water on buildings in the distance. On left, Emporium department store on fire. In distance right, Flood Building. Phelan Building on far right, as yet undamaged. [Emporium on Fire. Copyright 1906. Pillsbury Picture Co. 150] Same original image as wnp59.00081.
Downtown / Union Square
View east on California to fire being fought in distance, hoses in street. California Packing, 101 California on right aka Calpac, now Del Monte Foods. Mobilgas sign atop Fife Building, Southern Pacific Building in distance. Standard service station at left.
Financial District
View northwest across Bush to S.F. Co-Operative Flower Market at center, City Flower Market 424 Bush, Firehouse Engine No. 2, Chemical No. 3, 460 Bush at left. Proposed site of Pacific Telephone Co. office. St. Anne St. at center later removed for building. [Site of proposed new main office, Bush street, San Francisco, California - 9-17-23]
Chinatown
Elevated view northwest to 430-444 Bush Street, the new Pacific Telephone Company main office. City Flower Market, 424 Bush. Firehouse, Station 2 (460 Bush, Newton Tharp architect, built 1909) to left of telephone company building.
Downtown / Union Square
View east at firefighters and fire on north side of street, Muni B-line streetcar, St. Vincent High and Commercial School For Girls on right. The B and C streetcars ended service on December 29, 1956.
Cathedral Hill
View northeast across Folson from near 3rd to fire with ladder truck responding, Chevron gas station and 3rd & Folsom Garage.
South of Market
(Published in 1856, G.R. Fardon's San Francisco Album) [St. Francis H & L (Hook & Ladder) Co., OR (Organized), June 15, 1850, W.S. Dupont bet Clay & Sac, Taken 1856] [FD-11] (G810 FD-011) (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)
Chinatown