Restoration of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Refugee Shack for Centennial Commemoration

Richard Brandi President

Western Neighborhoods Project San Francisco, California

www.outsidelands.org

San Francisco 1906 Earthquake and Fire

Magnitude 7.7-7.9 Richter Scale

3-Day Fire 478-1,498 Dead

28,188 Buildings Destroyed

200,000 People Homeless

5,600 Wood Shacks Built Quickly for Refugees

11 Camps -- 16,000 people September 1906 - October 1907

Camps Closed 1908 5,343 Shacks Sold to Refugees

Moved To Vacant Lots

Earthquake Story Forgotten

Western Neighborhoods Project Restored Shack – Removed it

Volunteers Repaired Shack

Faithful Restoration

Transported to Centennial Site

Displayed During 2006 Centennial

13,000 People Visited Shack

Disaster Stories Told in Shack

•  1906 Earthquake and Fire Story •  Living in Shacks after Fire •  Earthquake Safety Information •  Hurricane Katrina

Earthquake Shack in Permanent Exhibit at Zoo

Other Stories of Earthquake Shacks

1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Replica Shacks Burned

to Commemorate Rebuilding

Jane Cryan Saved Shacks in 1984

Shacks on 24th Avenue Historic Landmark

Restored at National Park Presidio

Replica of Shack Part of Earthquake Display in Children’s

Museum

Restoration of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Refugee

Shack for Centennial Commemoration

Richard Brandi President

Western Neighborhoods Project www.outsidelands.org