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Old Posted Apr 15, 2007, 8:34 AM
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San Francisco: 1906

Just before "The Big One":

Market Street, 3/23/05


Fisherman's Wharf


The Quake, 3/18/06:

Valencia St.


South Van Ness


Cable car tracks


Looking toward Market St.


City Hall


Cows killed on Mission St by falling debris


Golden Gate Park


Third St. ("Butchertown")


The city burning

From Russian Hill


From Nob Hill


Market St.


Mission St.


California St. at Sansome


The Ferry Building


Van Ness (looking south)


Unknown buildings


South of Market


The Aftermath

Aerials (from a "captive airship"--i.e. kites linked together)


Russian Hill


From Lower Nob Hill (??)--City Hall in distance


From Telegraph Hill


Market St. (View to the west--on the left is the shell of the building which is now the Westfield SF Center mall)


Escaping the fire


Refugees



Dolores Park


12th Ave.


The Navy hands out food


Rebuilding

Market & Kearny, 1907


Market & O'Farrell, 1907


Downtown from Market & Powell, 1907


Union Square, August 1906


Unkown buildings


Then/Now

Larkin & Grove


Valencia between 18th and 19th


3600 Mission St.


100 block of Geary (just off Union Square)


Washington Square


View from Telegraph Hill


Van Ness Ave. & Green St.


O'Farrell looking towards Market


Market & Powell


The Embarcadero (Looking south from in front of the Ferry Building)


Market St. (Looking east from in front of the Westfield Mall)


All photos courtesy of The San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/greatquake/
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2007, 8:54 AM
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Absolutely fascinating, thanks for sharing. The aftermath reminds me of Post WWII European cities.
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Old Posted Apr 15, 2007, 9:06 AM
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i feel upset after see these pic...
so many people die in the earthquake....
prayer the world peace~
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I love these historical threads.

Bravo!
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Wonderful collection.

I shudder when I see those crowds of people in the shadows of damaged buildings after the quake. Apparently they didn't comprehend the danger of aftershocks or delayed structural failure and collapse.
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I can only imagine what a mess the city will be when the next one hits.
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Old Posted Apr 16, 2007, 1:22 AM
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very nice finds, i loved it thanks
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Some of those aftermath shots look like Berlin just after WWII.
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Incredible photos.
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