New York Times on the Surviving Huge Quake, and Century That Followed
Tag: history
PBS: The Great San Francisco Earthquake
For a good over view of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, check out the PBS special The Great San Francisco Earthquake, part of the great American Experience series
Point Reyes National Seashore
The San Andreas Fault goes out to sea at Point Reyes National Seashore and is one of the most beautiful landscape in America. Check out Flickr Photos tagged with Point Reyes
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Photographs
Quake: 1906 San Francisco Quake
From the USGS: Quake: 1906 San Francisco Quake
How the U.S. Mint in San Francisco was savedduring the 1906 Earthquake
How the U.S. Mint in San Francisco was saved during the 1906 Earthquake
Dark Miracle
Dark Miracle, about Trinity test site and the Manhattan Project, is a successful example of micropatronage which we will see more examples of
Fire Patrol, No More?
This post appeared in a previous blog and is here for posterity’s sake.
fire patrol, originally uploaded by niznoz
As reported by the NY Times (and linked by Gothamist), the New York Fire Patrol – which I previously wrote about might be no more:
While the Fire Department puts out fires, the patrol works in its wake, salvaging property and limiting the damage at commercial blazes. The patrolmen — no women are now on the force — do not bring hoses. They bring pumps for getting rid of the water. They do not break windows to vent heat. They bring protective canvas tarps to throw atop computers or retail goods.
However, this may be the last year that the “Patrolios,” as the units refer to themselves, roam the streets of New York in their distinctive red helmets.
The insurance industry has decided that the old way of doing things may not be the best way, that the property salvaged by the 98-member force is not worth its $8.5 million budget, which is financed by an annual assessment on fire insurers.
It would be a shame if this quirky New York institution would slip away into history – like so much of New York City.