Downtown / Union Square

Contains 2840 photos

Eddy, Powell & Market
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Eddy, Powell & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast across Market to ruins of Emporium (Parrott) Building, corner of Flood Building at left.

Downtown / Union Square
Kearny near Geary
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Kearny near Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, gutted post fire, looking south from Kearny to Call Building, Flannery Building Mutual Savings Bank Building

Downtown / Union Square
Near Powell & Market Sts.
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Near Powell & Market Sts.

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to earthquake and fire ruins of Flood Bldg.,hundreds of sightseers, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Emporium, Call Bldg. [Powell and Market St. #69, Pillsbury Picture Co. No.260]

Downtown / Union Square
Market near 4th
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Market near 4th

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to rubble, people, temporary train tracks already installed, Call Building in distance

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking North, earthquake damage, Food Building at right

Downtown / Union Square
Post near Kearny
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Post near Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view south along Kearny to Call Building burning, 700 Market Building, Mutual Savings Bank Building, Raphaels clothiers (Kearny and Maiden Lane) Earthquake and Fire. Clock reads 10:40 a.m. [Burning of the Call, Pillsbury Picture Co. #7614] Duplicate of wnp37.01427. Hand colored version with different cropping at wnp59.00050.

Downtown / Union Square
Montgomery & Sutter
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Montgomery & Sutter

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view south down Montgomery St. to burning of the Grand Hotel (left) and Palace Hotel. [Grand and Palace Hotels Pillsbury Picture Co. no. 7591]

Downtown / Union Square
Union Square Refugees
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Union Square Refugees

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Beds in Union Square, Pillsbury Pictures no. 48]

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Post
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Market & Post

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northwest across Market to Crocker Building, built 1892, demolished 1966. Ruined and burned buildings after earthquake and fire, Chronicle Building, with Annex, Mutual Savings Bank building at left. Temporary refreshment stands in street. Streetcars running.

Downtown / Union Square
Post & Stockton
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Post & Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Northeast corner. 1906 earthquake damage, ruins of Pacific Union Club

Downtown / Union Square
Post & Kearny
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Post & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, view west from center of intersection, street full of rubble. Whittell building under construction at left. In right distance, ruins of the Shreve Building (William Curlett architect, opened 1905, refurbished and reopened 1907) and ruins of the W.&J. Sloane Building, which had housed the home furnishings store of that name since it opened in 1900 (Tharp & Holmes architects). It was demolished down to its steel frame and rebuilt into the Jewelers Building, by its owners, The Crocker Estate Co. (150 Post, Lewis Hobart architect, opened 1908). (AS)

Downtown / Union Square
Grant & Geary
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Grant & Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View East, Call Building at left

Downtown / Union Square
Market & Kearny
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Market & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View southeast to Grand and Palace Hotels on fire, Lotta's Fountain, Monadnock Building under construction.

Downtown / Union Square
Bush near Montgomery
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Bush near Montgomery

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to Mills Building's fire and quake damage

Downtown / Union Square
Geary Market & Kearny
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Geary Market & Kearny

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake ruins Chronicle Building, Lotta's Fountain, Palace Hotel, Monadnock Building under construction with 'Offices Ready In May' and 'Santa Fe' banners. Chronicle Building with debris chutes.

Downtown / Union Square
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View north from center of Powell soon after catastrophe, with rubble filling the street. St. Francis Hotel in distance, Flood Building at right. At left, ruins of building that housed the Columbia Theatre. [Looking up Powell St. from Market. 11]

Downtown / Union Square
Post & Stockton
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Post & Stockton

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Ruins of Pacific Union Club. [Pacific Union Club, NE corner of Post & Stockton, EF-104] [G810 EF-104] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Sutter near Grant
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Sutter near Grant

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View east to man walking on Sutter toward Kearny intersection. Union Trust Building and edge of Crocker Building at right. [G45 SEF-005](GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Market & 3rd
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Market & 3rd

[TEH540] [Market St. March 31 - 1906 SS-109] Elevated view west from 3rd St. Eagleson's Shirts, S.N. Wood & Co. Outfitters, Phelan Building, Flood Building in distance.[G810 SS-109] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square
Grant near Geary
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Grant near Geary

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View south on Grant Avenue after 1906 earthquake. Smoke from fire in left distance. Hammam Baths sign on right. [No. 53 F Grant Ave south Geary St April 18, 1906 EF-9] [F810 EF-009] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

Downtown / Union Square