[Konvas] San Francisco - 1906

[Speedbird@acousticturtle.plus.com]

The plaque on the building at the end of the film states "erected 1898", eight years before the earthquake. I think we are talking about different films.

Rita

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> On 21 Dec 2015, at 19:31, colcam at aim.com wrote:
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> That was the memorial for the earthquake, funded by the city, and the movie was made by contributions by businesses and the wealthy to show that San Francisco was alive.  The projection halls before the earthquake were purpose built, and they were in operation during 1906 until the earthquake, and he put together a "return to normal" tent show.  The more important buildings, like hospitals, warehouses, apartments and houses, they were rebuilt first, so it went from a lot of movies to a big tent-- but a tent alive with the city's heart.   
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> The movie was to show that San Francisco was alive, that it was recovering, and that not even what they billed as the worst earthquake in history could stop it from being the city of all cities. 
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> Colcam
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> Yes, you are quite right there were theatres showing films.  It should have read "purpose built" cinema's.  The plaque on the building at the end is too hazy for me to read and the credits on the film just says 3,000 deaths in the city. No mention of who financed it.
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> Still interesting though. Rita
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>> On 21 Dec 2015, at 17:16, colcam at aim.com wrote:
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>> Rita-- in 1906 there were seventeen motion picture "halls" in San Francisco, what we call theaters today, as listed in the buildings and businesses destroyed in the earthquake of April 18, 1906.  ONE projector was salvaged and put in a big tent and was back in operation immediately and San Francisco gave a special award to Sid Grauman for helping spur the rebuilding of the city. 
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>> Read the plaque at the end of the movie and you'll see who financed it, and why.
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