SF News San Francisco Marks the 117th Anniversary of the Great Earthquake and Fire Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. it was time once again to gather and place a wreath at Lotta's Fountain — at the intersection of Kearny, Geary, and Market streets — for the annual ritual to commemorate the moment the 1906 earthquake struck at 5:12 a.m., 117 years ago.
SF News As SF Marks 116th Anniversary of 1906 Earthquake, Actual Earthquake Hits Near Gilroy Early Monday morning saw the return of the in-person Lotta’s Fountain earthquake anniversary ceremony, yet only 33 minutes before, a little 2.6 magnitude quake struck just south of Gilroy.
SF News Photos: Revisiting the 5.3M Earthquake That Rattled San Francisco 65 Years Ago Today Though not as major as '06 or '89, a less-remembered 5.3M temblor caused a fair bit of chaos across San Francisco 65 years ago today, March 22, 1957.
SF News San Francisco's Tradition of Celebrating the City's Single Deadliest Day in History Isn't What It Sounds Like The 1906 earthquake in SF struck on April 18 at 5:12 a.m., registering a massive 7.9M on the Richter scale — killing more than 3,000 and leaving a trail of fires that destroyed 80% of the city. Sunday morning, the city erupted in celebration to remember the day but to also usher in hope.
Arts & Entertainment History Tid-Bit: Ministers In Berkeley Tried To Blame 1906 Earthquake on 'Wickedness' In San Francisco A headline from the Oakland Tribune dated May 9, 1906 asked the incendiary question, "Was the Earthquake and Fire Result of Alleged Wickedness In San Francisco?"
SF News This Is Your Obligatory 1906 Anniversary Reminder To Get Your Earthquake Kit Together Today marks the 113th anniversary of the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, which largely decimated San Francisco and left a huge swath of the city homeless.
SF News Video: Early Morning Ceremony Marks 111th Anniversary Of 1906 Earthquake Today marks the 111th anniversary of Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 that destroyed much of the modern city that was coming into being at that time and leaving its residential neighborhood to
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Auction Next Week To Feature Rare Images Of San Francisco After 1906 Earthquake A collection of rare photographs taken in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake and fire in addition to several from before the earthquake are going up for auction on February 14 at Swann
Arts & Entertainment Video: 108-Year-Old Earthquake Survivor Explains San Francisco And Silicon Valley Over at Hoodline, our friends in the Lower Haight remember the big one via an interview with 108-year-old earthquake survivor Bill del Monte, who, at more than a century old, has some astounding
SF News Ron Conway Honored For Surviving 1906 Earthquake Because the city is running out of people to honor on the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, this year San Francisco named noted angel investor, tech lobbyist and Ed Lee crutch Ron Conway
Arts & Entertainment Video: Unearthed News Reel Footage Shows Aftermath Of 1906 Earthquake British Pathé, the newsreel company that documented life on film for much of the last century, uploaded their entire archive to YouTube today. Included in the 3,500 hours of footage was this
SF News Last Remaining Great Quake Survivors Sleep In, Miss Memorial Ceremony for First Time We know some of you may tire of the annual updates about the remaining, extremely elderly survivors of the 1906 earthquake and fire, but dammit, you should find it remarkable that there still
Arts & Entertainment Great 1906 Quake: This Day In History, Everyone Was Suddenly Homeless 107 years ago at 5:12 a.m. on the morning of April 18 1906, the San Andreas fault leveled much of San Francisco with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent fires.
Arts & Entertainment Striking New Photos Of Great 1906 Earthquake Emerge On the anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has released a stunning new set of photos from their archives, offering some previously unseen views
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: 1906 Quake Survivor Winnie Hook Winnie Hook, 106 year old survivor of the 1906 earthquake, by David Gallagher.
SF News Heroic Dolores Park Fire Hydrant Mistakenly Painted Silver [Updated] Every year on the anniversary of the Great 1906 Earthquake, the heroic fire hydrant at 20th and Church Streets that saved the Mission District is honored with a ceremonial wreath-laying and a fresh
SF News Survivors Of 1906 Earthquake Gather Today For Annual Dinner Like it did in 1906, April 18 falls on a Wednesday this year. And tomorrow morning at 5:11 a.m. the annual commemoration of the Great Quake and fire will take place
