San Francisco Before & After the 1906 Earthquake

Archival footage of a streetcar trip down Market Street in San Francisco shot in 1905 before the great earthquake and then again a year later in 1906 after the earthquake showing the massive destruction.

The footage is from the Prelinger Archives, edited together by edited by Matt Lake.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.