[Konvas] San Francisco - 1906 or 1910?

[Speedbird@acousticturtle.plus.com]

You must have eyes of an Eagle to read that. Now, that makes sense, that's why some drivers are  behaving erratically and simply showing off. That also explains why some youngsters are eager to perform in front of the camera. If many of these buildings were destroyed in April 1906 then it means that the film was shot years later. Perhaps I will contact SFO city planning dept as they may have the drawings on microfilm and can date the various planning applications.

Still fascinating though.  Presently checking as to who holds the copyright. Probably city council.

Rita

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> On 21 Dec 2015, at 22:33, colcam at aim.com wrote:
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> It was erected 1898, rebuilt 1906-- which is why the buildings on the road all look new.
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> 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.
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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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>> 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.