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View West up California Street from Merchants Exchange, 1906 The Earthquake and fire of 1906 left over 10 million cubic yards of wreckage that had to be cleared before reconstruction could begin. The business district and three-fifths of the entire city was in ruins, and damage was estimated at $500m. The Fairmont Hotel, at the top of the hill, was about to debut at the time of the earthquake. sf_calif_st_quake_ruins |
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San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
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| City Hall, from the corner of Ninth and Market, after the Earthquake, 1906 The new $6m building, which had been under construction for 20 years, was considered by some to be more noble as a ruin. Entire walls crumbled and massive stone columns fell into the street, leaving the relatively intact dome oddly perched above the twisted debris. sf_city_hall_quake_over.S  |
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| Fire Burning after the Earthquake, April 1906 Multiple fires swept the City for four days, erupting from damage to gas lines and electric wires, fuelled by the wooden debris. The City's water system had not been upgraded to cope with a major fire threat and key water mains were broken, leaving the hydrants empty. Many buildings were dynamited to create firebreaks. sf_quake_burning |
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Ruins of Hibernia Bank Building, Market and Jones Streets, after the 1906 Earthquake This building was repaired, and temporarily housed the Harbor Police Station after the earthquake. It was restored to bank use, and again became a police substation when the Hibernia Bank closed in the late 1980s. |
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Call Building from Stockton Street after the Earthquake of 1906 The tall structure to the left is the Mutual Savings Bank, and slightly to the center is the Call Building. Both are still standing, though the Call Building was drastically modernized in the 1930s, and is today known as Central Towers. sf_quake_woman_call.S |
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| Rubble after the Earthquake and Fire, April 1906 Over 3000 deaths were caused by the catastrophe, primarily in San Francisco. The population of San Francisco at the time was about 400,000, and over half were rendered homeless. 28,000 buildings were destroyed. sf_quake_call_bld_woman.S |
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| Earthquake damage on Howard Street ( South Van Ness) between 17th and 18th Streets 1906 sf_quake_bld_tilted.S |
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| Ruins after the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco - structure was near the City Hall |
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