Tag Archives: Earthquake And Fire

Saga and assassination of Chinatown’s ‘Little Pete’

On the south side of Washington Street, just above Waverly Place and directly across from Ross Alley in the heart of Chinatown, stands a four-story brick building whose ground floor is now occupied by the Superior Trading Co. Like all … Continue reading

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1st SF civic improvement: Yerba Buena footbridge

The corner of Jackson and Montgomery falls within the Jackson Square Historic District, a remarkable oasis containing some of the only Gold Rush-era commercial buildings to survive the 1906 fire. The most famous of those structures was A.P. Hotaling’s whiskey … Continue reading

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San Francisco Mayor Signs Quake Retrofit Law

advertisement Tenant advocates and property managers in San Francisco’s hyperactive real estate market are fretting about new earthquake safety rules that will spike the cost of repairing older buildings and ultimately increase monthly rents.   On the anniversary of the … Continue reading

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