Film of San Francisco streetscene just before 1906 earthquake.

[Saturna]

This amazing 7 minute film is taken from a cable car as it moves along the street, not too long before the 1906 earthquake.

Check out all the interesting brass era cars and the slow pace of traffic.

If you click on the 'YouTube' logo in the bottom right, you can watch at Youtube and if you then click the 'four arrows' in the lower right, it will come up full screen.

Note some of the comments at Youtube.


[video=youtube;NINOxRxze9k]http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k[/video]

Jay

 

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[Tank69]

thats a great vid Jay ........its amazing no body got run over .


Tank

 

[Saturna]

Does anyone from San Francisco recognize the street ? Is the building ahead, in the background still there ?

 

[spartacus53]

Does anyone from San Francisco recognize the street ? Is the building ahead, in the background still there ?

I'm not sure if that building even made it through the earthquake, that city was nearly leveled. Since it was taken so close to the time of the quake I wonder how those we were watching were effected during the quake.

 

[Gobpile]

That was pretty neat! Think of all of the silver and gold coins in all of there pockets!!

 

[Saturna]

I just did a bit of research and that street in the video is Market street. The clock tower survived the earthquake and still stands.

I did a Google streetwalk along part of Market St. and it appears that not much else does.

Here are some photos of the area.





Jay

 

[fossis]

Very informative, thanks for posting.

Fossis..............

 

[spartacus53]

Know I am really wondering how much old silver and gold slipped through the cracks