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