Lagoon and 1906 Mission
The old lagoon, which the original Franciscans built their mission near, underlies the heart of today's Mission District, including Clarion Alley and Post-modernism Clarion Alley. Note the creek running down 18th.
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In 1906 the Valencia Street Hotel sank three stories into the old lagoon it was built over. Photograph of the sunken hotel. Map showing location of the old lagoon.
The 4-story Valencia Street Hotel sunk three floors into the underlying marsh. This scene is the morning of April 18, 1906, and the street is awash in water from the broken Spring Valley water mains.
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San Francisco History Room,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
San Francisco History Room,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer