Market Street at Kearny. On the right is the old Chronicle Building at 642 Market. The ten-story building suffered a major collapse of the western section of the structure. The building, as well as its newer 17-story annex, still survived, though the exteriors have been covered. Lotta's Fountain is in front of the building. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Destruction in the area of North Beach and Chinatown. The Sentinel Building under construction at Kearny and Columbus at the time of the quake still stands today. View is south along what is now Columbus Avenue toward the current site of the Transamerica Pyramid. (sfmuseum.org)
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The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Horses killed by falling bricks in the fish wholesalers' district along Sacramento above Montgomery Street. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Quake refugees at Twin Peaks view a destroyed city in flames. (AP Photo/San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Then And Now
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
The Valencia Street Hotel sits in the middle of the street as crowds gather, likely for a rescue effort. The four-floor building collapsed and sank during soil liquefaction. It is believed that nearly 100 people died in the rubble. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Wreckage of First Congregational Church on Mason Street between Post and Geary. The large building to the rear is the back of the St. Francis Hotel which fronts on Powell Street. A new church structure was built on the site. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Then And Now
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Houses lean at odd angles on Howard Street near 17th Street. (AP Photo)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Looking east across Grant Avenue toward Yerba Buena Island. (AP Photo)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Then And Now
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Police patrol for looters along Market Street. The Call Building, shown in the background was modernized in the 1930s, and is today known as Central Towers. (AP Photo/Bancroft Library)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Destruction around Union Square. The tall steel skeleton left of center is the Whittell Building - then known as the Union League Building. It was under construction at the time of the earthquake, later finished, and still standing on Geary Street. The Butler Building at right, also under construction at the time of the quake, had walls peel away during the quake, killing several people. The building later became I. Magnin's, and its windows shattered during the 1989 earthquake. Several people on the street were injured by falling glass. The Butler Building is now part of Macy's. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Then And Now
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
U.S. Post Office substation at the Hamilton Square Refugee Camp. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Army refugee camp in Jefferson Square in the Western Addition as seen from at Golden Gate Ave. and Octavia. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Then And Now
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Ruins after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Three surviving structures in the Financial District are: at far left, the Kohl Building, in the center the Mills Building, both on Montgomery St., and at right the Merchants' Exchange Building on California Street. (sfmuseum.org)
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
People along Sacramento Street watch the city in flames. (Arnold Genthe)
