Footage of SF’s Market Street Before and After the 1906 Earthquake

Footage of SF’s Market Street Before and After the 1906 Earthquake
ФОТО: petapixel.com

On April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that sparked huge fires, destroying over 80% of the city and killing roughly 3,000 people. Immediately before and after the earthquake, cameras captured dashcam-style footage while traveling down Market Street, and those films now provide an idea of how SF was changed […]

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2017-10-5 19:38