1906 Earthquake and Fire, Elevated view northwest across Valencia to collapsed Valencia Street Hotel between 18th and 19th Streets before fire burned the block. [The earthquake struck at 5:14 a.m. trapping sleeping residents of this three story structures at 19th and Valencia Streets. Unmindful that the fire would shortly sweep the are rescuers attempt to free the stricken. The street later collapsed, breaking water mains. Thirty people died here](1976 reprint)