The Ruins of San Francisco
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Today in History for April 18 from the Library of Congress's American Memory project features the
Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 .
At 5:12 A.M. on April 18, 1906, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco. With thousands of un-reinforced brick buildings and closely-spaced wooden Victorian dwellings, the city was poorly prepared for the quake. Collapsed buildings, broken chimneys, and a shortage of water due to broken mains led to several large fires that soon coalesced into a city-wide holocaust. The fire raged for three days, sweeping over nearly a quarter of the city, including the entire downtown area.
The associated media includes the
panoramic view of the devastation from which I took the above photo and a
TON of movies of San Francisco from before and after the earthquake such as a
Balloon's Eye View of San Francisco .
As a resident of the Economically Devastated State of Michigan, I see great hope in this picture because I know that what those folks in San Francisco overcame was far, far more challenging than our current troubles.
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oh wow. amazing. how did you find this shot?
Posted 19 months ago.
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Short answer is while researching today's Michigan in
Pictures . I took it from a larger panorama and then
fiddled with it a bit in Photoshop ...
because ... well ... the photo wanted me to I
guess. ;)
Posted 19 months ago.
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zo-club wheel [deleted] says:
I was at the ceramony to remeber the fire and
quake of 06 this morning..there was one
survivor present heres a photo...
Posted 19 months ago.
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This is gorgeous...
Posted 19 months ago.
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Oh wowwwwwwww
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god that's awful!
Posted 6 months ago.
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