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Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Mission
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View northeasterly from above from Mission and Duboce, Market Street and Octavia at top center. Land on both sides of Valencia and along Octavia has been cleared for the extension of the Central Freeway. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Mission
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. (the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
Mission
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark, showing the northern Mission District and Potrero Hill. Circular roadway to right of smoke plume is onramp to Freeway. Seals Stadium at top right. At lower right, National Guard Armory and former Valencia Theatre, which in 1929 had been converted to a church. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake, though determined to be unrelated.)
South of Market
Aerial view of a 3-alarm fire on Duboce across from Woodward Street (Between Mission and Valencia Street), now in the path of the Central Freeway and site of SOMA West Skatepark. View east above Valencia Street and Duboce, showing the northern Mission District. Former Valencia Theatre, converted to a church in 1929, at lower right. (Fire was the same day as a major earthquake though determined to be unrelated)
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on Golden Gate Ave. Crowds, some standing on construction materials, watching fire devour area south of Market Street. Golden Gate Livery Stable 24 Golden Gate Ave., Prager's Department Store (Murphy Building), Marks Bros., Galt House. Hale's Department Store on 6th across Market. [9] (Original print of wnp37.01213)
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south from empty lot (future site of the Hibernia Office Building/Hotel Boyd) on Jones between Golden Gate And McAllister. Fire burning on Market Street in the background. Murphy-Grant Building at left, Hibernia Bank at right. Many refugees with furniture and belongings in lot where construction was in progress.
Tenderloin
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on O'Farrell between Market and Stockton. Crowds assembled on O'Farrell Street watching Call/Spreckels Tower on fire. To its right are the Call Annex and Kamm Buildings. The three-story building on the left is the first Cafe Odeon, 8 O'Farrell St., German Restaurant. It moved to the gore corner of Eddy and Market after the earthquake and fire. The Savings Union Bank was built on the site after the earthquake and fire. The Bancroft History Building can be seen on Market with the damaged Pianos sign of F.W. Spencer. Louvre Restaurant marquee at far right. [No.16R Call Building burning from O'Farrell Street](Same image as wnp37.01187 with handwritten caption.)
Downtown / Union Square
Fire in building on Natoma near New Montgomery. Fireman shooting water onto second story, hoses in the street.
South of Market
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east from a rooftop on Jones between Post and Sutter toward billowing smoke south of Market. Temple Sherith Israel and steeple of First Congregational Church at center. Rear of St. Francis Hotel in background. (copy negative by Mulin 1952)
Lower Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view southeast from Russian Hill near Vallejo and Taylor. Sky filled with smoke, Hall of Justice on Kearny Street at center, not yet burned (copy negative by Mulin 1952).
Russian Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, possibly Russian Hill, wall of smoke in the background, ruins, chimneys ash in the foreground
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south from Nob Hill showing wall of smoke south of Market, City Hall and Hall of Records in background right. Nob Hill buildings still intact before the fire reached them. The view is from the roof of the Tobin mansion at the southeast corner of California and Taylor (1871), now the site of the Huntington Hotel. Immediately left of Tobin's dormer is the five-story Hotel Bella Vista, built in 1883-1884 for Teresa Fair. To its left, at the southwest corner of Bush and Taylor, is a seven-story brick apartment building completed in late 1905. To its left, at the southeast corner of Pine and Taylor (across the street from the Bella Vista) is a five-story wood-framed apartment building built in 1903. (WMK)
Nob Hill
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view east on California towards Sansome St. Building with four chimneys (Friedlander Building)at center. Fire engine and people assembled in the street.
Financial District
1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south on Stockton from O'Farrell. Army and police on horseback possibly watching building demolition. Ruins of Emporium on Market Street in background right.
Downtown / Union Square