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1906 San Francisco earthquake (5108 bytes)
1: ...rivaled only by the [[1755 Lisbon earthquake|1755 earthquake]] that destroyed [[Lisbon]]. 3: ...t 400,000. Most of the fatalities occurred in San Francisco, and 189 were reported elsewhere. 5: ...ouses06.JPG|thumbnail|300px|Houses damaged by the earthquake]] 7: ...e, which remains today the principal model of the earthquake cycle. 9: ...an Andreas Fault]] with an [[epicenter]] near San Francisco approximately 20-25 seconds later, lasted 47 seco... Historic pictures of 1906 San Francisco earthquake (851 bytes) 1: ...otos of the aftermath of the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]]. 7: |[[Image:SanFranSidewalk06.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Sunken and cra... 8: |[[Image:SanFranMarket06.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Once prosperous ... 10: |[[Image:SFEarthquake06ColorSmall.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Sifting through ... 11: |[[Image:SanFranQuakeStreet.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Street scene ... USS San Francisco (759 bytes) 1: ...USS ''San Francisco''''', after the city of [[San Francisco, California]]. 3: * The first [[USS San Francisco (C-5)|''San Francisco'' (C-5)]] was a [[protected cruiser]] commissione... 5: * The second [[USS San Francisco (CA-38)|''San Francisco'' (CA-38)]] was a [[heavy cruiser]] commissioned ... 7: * The third [[USS San Francisco (SSN-711)|''San Francisco'' (SSN-711)]] is a [[Los Angeles class submarine|... San Francisco Symphony (1448 bytes) 1: ...mphony''' is a major [[orchestra]] based in [[San Francisco, California]]. It gave its first performance in D... 3: The San Francisco Symphony makes regular tours of the United States... 7: ...phony Chorus]] was founded in 1973, and the [[San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra]] was founded in 1981. 11: Schneider, David (1983). ''The San Francisco Symphony: Music, Maestros, and Musicians'', Presi... 15: * [http://www.sfsymphony.org/ San Francisco Symphony website] Japantown, San Francisco (2171 bytes) 4: ...lifornia. As a prominent town and port city, San Francisco had many such jobs. Since Japantown had essentia... 6: [[Category:San Francisco neighborhoods]] Chinatown, San Francisco (3669 bytes) 1: ...|thumb|250px|An interesection of Chinatown in San Francisco.]] 3: ...ment of Asian shopping centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. 9: ...reas have been established within the city of San Francisco proper, including the Richmond and Sunset distric... 13: ...Image:Chinatownsf-large1.jpg|250px|thumb|left|San Francisco's Chinatown at the turn of the 20th century. The... 15: ...ority of shopkeepers and restaurant owners in San Francisco were predominantly Taishanese. San Francisco Demons (1400 bytes) 3: [[Image:SanFranciscoDemons.png|right|San Francisco Demons logo]] 5: ...ingtime [[American football]] team based in [[San Francisco, California]]. This team was part of the failed [... 7: ...lso the home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[San Francisco Giants]]. 9: ...[[place kicker]]. Cortez was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] to play for the 2001 season, later playin... 13: [[Category:San Francisco sports]] San Francisco Renaissance (3797 bytes) 2: ...lph J. Gleason]], [[Alan Watts]]) felt this renaissance was a broader phenomenon and should be seen as ... 6: ...considered to be the founding father of the renaissance. Rexroth was a prominent 2nd generation [[moder... 14: ..., Spicer ran his seminal Poetry as Magic at [[San Francisco State College]] with Duncan as a participant. 20: ...say the full emergence of the San Francisco Renaissance into the public consciousness and helped establ... 30: ...eatssf.html The Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance] Tenderloin, San Francisco (3377 bytes) 1: ...Avenue to the streets west of [[Union Square (San Francisco)|Union Square]] north toward Post Street. It is k... 9: ...onishingly close to the ritzy [[Union Square (San Francisco)|Union Square]] [[tourism|tourist]] and shopping ... 25: ...veler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/tenderloin.shtml San Francisco Neighborhood Guide] Tenderloin entry on sfgate.co... 26: ...wcolonist.com/tenderloin.html The Tenderloin: San Francisco's Fountainhead] - article arguing for the importa... 27: ...tsgo.com/SF/01-DiscoverSF-79 Let's Go Guide - San Francisco, The Tenderloin] San Francisco Chronicle (1506 bytes) 1: ...San Francisco Examiner|The Examiner]]'', made San Francisco a "two paper" town, even though both papers were ... 5: ...an Francisco)|South of Market]] district of [[San Francisco]]. The paper has received the [[Pulitzer Prize]] ... 7: ...or Vlae Kershner. As well as publishing the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' online, ''SFGate'' adds other feature... The Streets of San Francisco (1500 bytes) 1: ...homicide detectives who cruise the streets of San Francisco solving a variety of crimes, usually involving mu... 3: A TV movie "Back to the Streets of San Francisco" was released in 1992. Karl Malden returns as Mik... San Francisco Opera (2367 bytes) 1: '''San Francisco Opera (SFO)''' is the second largest [[opera]] co... 5: ...Arthur Brown, Jr., the architect who also created San Franscisco's Coit Tower and City Hall. 7: ...Nilsson, Leontyne Price, Margaret Price, Leonie Rysanek, [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], Giulietta Simionato... 15: ...s a joint commission and co-production of the San Francisco Opera, [[Houston Grand Opera]], and [[New York Ci... 22: * [http://sfopera.com/mi_history.asp San Francisco Opera website] San Francisco River (479 bytes) 1: ''For the river in [[Brazil]], see [[Rio São Francisco]]'' 3: The '''San Francisco River''' is a river in the southwest United State... 10: *[http://canoeman.com/SWPaddler/gilanm6.html San Francisco River] USS San Francisco (CA-38) (31438 bytes) 2: ...SS San Francisco (CA-38).jpg|300px|Entering [[San Francisco Bay]] in December 1942.]] 64: The second '''USS ''San Francisco'' (CA-38)''' was laid down on [[9 September]] [[1... 66: ...d to California and, through the end of 1938, San Francisco continued to range the eastern Pacific, cruising ... 70: .... On 14 October, she completed her patrol back at San Juan and headed for Norfolk, where she remained i... 72: ...uDiv 6 was hauled down; and, on 11 October, ''San Francisco'' entered the [[Pearl Harbor Navy Yard]] for an o... San Francisco Muni (6659 bytes) 1: ...transit]] system for the city and county of [[San Francisco, California]]. In [[2000]], it served 46.7 square... 3: ... amongst visitors. Travelers can connect to [[San Francisco International Airport]] and nearby [[Oakland Inte... 5: ...ical wires. All Muni lines run roughly inside San Francisco city limits, except for occational weekend servic... 7: ...developed a reputation for declining service. San Francisco residents responded in 1996 by organizing [[Rescu... 9: ...ay stations and a few outdoor stops such as [[San Francisco State University]]), any of which is potentially ... University of San Francisco (6324 bytes) 3: ...sity]] in the [[United States]]. Located in [[San Francisco, California]], it was founded by the [[Society of... 6: ...g Market Street in what later became downtown San Francisco. A charter from the state of [[California]] in 18... 8: ...llege was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906 and the campus moved further westward to the corn... 10: ...int Ignatius College became the University of San Francisco. A male-only school for most of its history, USF ... 40: *Because of its location on one of San Francisco's major hills, USF's [[nickname]] is "The Hilltop... Convento de San Francisco (285 bytes) 1: ...ral and other area churches. The Convento de San Francisco's library is world-renowned. San Francisco Bay (5868 bytes) 1: ... francisco bay.jpg|right|frame|San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate]] 2: ...rconnected bays are often referred to as "the San Francisco Bay." 4: ... California|Oakland]], and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. 6: ...nd urban settlement in the United States. The San Francisco Bay Area is the American West's second-largest ur... 8: ...structures on these areas. In the 1990s, the San Francisco [[airport]] proposed filling in hundreds more acr... San Francisco Mountains (2357 bytes) 1: ...Image:San Fransisco Mts.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The San Fransisco Mountains, with the [[Wupatki National ... 2: The '''San Francisco Mountains''' are a [[mountain range]] in northern... 13: ...uite believed) claim that the far off city of San Francisco could be seen from the summit of the highest peak... 20: ...tp://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs017-01/ San Francisco Mountains: USGS factsheet] San Francisco Peninsula (2227 bytes) 1: ... served by the 650 [[area code]], or sometimes to San Mateo County only. 3: ...alifornia|San Francisco]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] to the south, [[Silicon Valley]], [[Palo A... 5: ... [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge]] cross [[San Francisco Bay]] from the peninsula. 7: ...ust north of the Crystal Springs reservoir is the San Andreas reservoir after which the famous fault wa... 12: [[Category:San Francisco Bay Area]]
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