print email comment close 1906 Earthquake Refugee Shacks URL: http://www.outsidelands.org/shacks.php Description: The history and current condition of small cottages built in western San Francisco to house refugees following the 1906 earthquake and fire. "Of 5,610 shacks built in 1906-1907 only 27 remain." Includes historic photos, addresses for shacks still in existence, and images and additional material for selected homes. From the Western Neighborhoods Project, "a nonprofit organization formed to preserve and share the history and culture of the neighborhoods in western San Francisco." Publisher: Western Neighborhoods Project Library of Congress Subject Headings: Emergency housing Refugees -- Housing -- California -- San Francisco San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earthquake and fire, 1906 LII Database Information: Record 20903 created by Maria Brandt on 03/13/2006 Last modification on 03/22/2006 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 06/23/2006 Published: 03/16/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20903