THE BEAUTIFUL CALL BUILDING

THE BEAUTIFUL, ICONIC CALL BUILDING at Third and Market Streets on fire. The photos were taken just minutes apart. The Cal building actually ignited from the heat rather than from the actual flames. It literally smoldered for a few minutes and then burst into flames. At the bottom center of the first photograph you can just make out the tip of Lotta's Fountain, site of today's celebration.

THE FIRE ON MARKET STREET

The fire from Market Street from about Powell and Market, where the cable car turn-around and Bloomingdale's are now located.

THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE OF 1906

The San Francisco Fire from Post Street and Grant Avenue.

MARKET STREET AND THE CALL BUILDING

A very rare color photograph of Market Street and the Call Building shortly before the Great Earthquake and Fire.

DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SKYLINE C. 1905

DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO c. 1905, looking from Nob Hill southeastward. The Call Building dominates the skyline. The wide boulevard behind it, extending to the Bay is Third Street where at its end you now can find AT & T park, the home of the Giants.

SAN FRANCISCO'S FAMED UNION SQURE

If you've been to San Francisco, you've been here.

This historic photograph was taken from the corner of Post and Powell Streets looking south east. The iconic Call Building, located at Market and Thirds Streets is in the background.