City Hall Ruins

City Hall Ruins 1906

1906 Earthquake Ruins, View northerly from Larkin, Grove, & City Hall Avenue, the ruined tower of City Hall. [The fifth City Hall 1870-1906 - This ornate structure was 27 years in building and cost $7,000,000. Lacking any steel framework, except for the dome, it became a 30 second ruin on April 18, 1906. The Main Library now occupies the site] (1971, the main library mentioned is now the Asian Art Museum)

Photographer Unknown / Publisher Unknown (Greg Gaar Postcard Collection / Courtesy of Greg Gaar)

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Keywords: postcard government building ruins demolished
Neighborhoods: Civic Center

Format: postcard,
Added on Dec 1, 2022

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