alocispepraluger102 Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 a delightful facebook page dedicated to historic san francisco photos and memories. https://www.facebook.com/LostSanFrancisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeweil Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 I find it amazing that with all those pedestrians crossing, automobiles overhauling etc., that there was no crash .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 http://caloesnewsroom.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/the-almost-impossible-images-that-captured-post-earthquake-san-francisco-in-1906/ Click the photo for a huge (7000 x 2748) version of it. Truly amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 http://caloesnewsroom.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/the-almost-impossible-images-that-captured-post-earthquake-san-francisco-in-1906/ Click the photo for a huge (7000 x 2748) version of it. Truly amazing. That is amazing - and sad. I don't think I ever realized that the earthquake destroyed so much of the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 While the quake was certainly devastating, the post-quake fires were ultimately more destructive. In addition, there were many properties intentionally torched in order to try to create firebreaks to keep the fires from spreading even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 While the quake was certainly devastating, the post-quake fires were ultimately more destructive. In addition, there were many properties intentionally torched in order to try to create firebreaks to keep the fires from spreading even further. Rows of mansions along Van Ness were actually dynamited to provide a firebreak, or so I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 While the quake was certainly devastating, the post-quake fires were ultimately more destructive. In addition, there were many properties intentionally torched in order to try to create firebreaks to keep the fires from spreading even further. Rows of mansions along Van Ness were actually dynamited to provide a firebreak, or so I've heard. Pretty sure that's true. Contrary to what I said earlier, dynamite was used to raze buildings, not fire (there was already enough of THAT). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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