Marina

Contains 1202 photos

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Lobos Square

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake refugee tents and barracks. Taken from gasometer at gas works on Bay Street. Pacific Heights in background. Present Moscone Field

1906 Marina

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Moscone Playground

1906 Earthquake and Fire. View northeast across Lobos Square (later called Funston Field and Moscone Field) refugee camp with Fort Mason and Fontana Warehouse in background. Fairmont Hotel Collection.

1906 Marina

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Fort Mason

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Looking northwest from near Van Ness & Bay. Refugees lined up at tent. Military buildings behind. Post Hospital at left.

1906 Marina

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Moscone Playground

1906 Earthquake and Fire, [Refugees camp at Fort Mason Chas. Bailey L.A. # 104] fields of tents; view east towards Russian Hill; San Francisco Gas Works on left

1906 Marina

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Moscone Playground

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View northeast of Lobos Square refugee Camp (present Moscone Field.). [Refugees in line for dinner. Fort Mason Chas. Bailey L.A. #111] Fort Mason, background left, roof of Fontana Warehouse, right center.

1906 Marina

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Divisadero near North Point

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Earthquake and fire, view northeast from Cow Hollow District, Russian Hill burning, refugees setting up tents, San Francisco Gas Works in distance center.

1906 Marina

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View from Russian Hill

1906 Earthquake and Fire, View towards Golden Gate with refugee cottages. Gas House cove gas tank at center. View northwest toward Golden Gate from near Chestnut and Polk. Harbor View SF Gas Company tank. The intersection of Van Ness and Chestnut at bottom left. Ferry Bros. Hay & Grain, 2955 Van Ness near Francisco.

1907 Marina

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Beach & Laguna

North Beach Powerhouse, workers in a turbine pit. [U02806] (Present site of Marina Safeway)

1910 Marina

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Jefferson near Baker

Presidio & Ferries R.R. Co. streetcar #13. Dash sign reads 'Harbor View & Ferries via Union street.' At this time, Presidio & Ferries ran Columbus to Union (over Russian Hill) to Steiner, turned on Greenwich and ran north on Baker to Harbor View. Car barn was on Jefferson near Lyon. [EE] The line was acquired by the Municipal Railway (Muni) in 1913 and became the basis for the E-line.

1910 Marina

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Marina District

View west from approx. Van Ness Ave and Francisco St. towards Marina, Presidio and Fort Winfield Scott. Lombarda Wine Co. 1535 Francisco. Earthquake refugee shacks at lower right had originally been located on Lobos Square (today's Moscone Field), but in 1908 were moved off the public square and onto private property where they were stored for several years. Barracks and support buildings at Fort Scott in distance were constructed 1909-1912.

1911 Marina

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Future Marina District

Site of Panama-Pacific International Exhibition prior to development

1912 Marina

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Gashouse Cove

Biplane taxiing on water while a crowd looks on. Fort Mason in background.

1913 Marina

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Marina District

Christofferson (either Silas or Harry) landing the 'Flying Boat' near the proposed PPIE site. Promotional air meets started at the future fair grounds in November 1913. [Christoffersen with flying boat at Fair Grounds - 1913. $15 each for carrying passengers]

1913 Marina

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Marina District

[(Chri)stoffersen with flying boat. (A)ir grounds...(ch) for carrying passengers 1913] Double exposure of early airplane over mudflats. Aviator Silas Christofferson (1890-1916).

1913 Marina