6/27/15 1905 Earthquake tour & Bridge to Bridge tour

We started the day meeting a small group of people for a City Guides 1906 Earthquake Tour.  This is one of the many free tours sponsored by the city if San Francisco (of course donations are gladly accepted)   There are over 40 different tours offered each season; for more information see this link.

Building with attractive seismic supports.

Our tour guide.

Lotta's Fountain, erected in 1875 stood erect after the 1906 earthquake although most buildings in this square were destroyed.  It became a beacon of hope and a gathering place for San Franciscans. In 1910 on Christmas Eve, Louisa Tettrazzini a premier opera singer, gave a free concert here to celebrate San Francisco's return.

Original fire hydrant with a horse hitch on the top for the horse drawn fire engines.  

Later we took a boat tour from Fisherman's Wharf, under the GoldenGate Bridge, under the Bay Bridge and back again.  

Our tour boat.

Golden Gate Bridge.

Boat selfie.

We got pretty close to Alcatraz.

Sign still posted on Alcatraz Island

New section of the Bay Bridge.  This part has cutting edge seismic safety features we saw in the prototype at Autodesk. 

Older section of the Bay Bridge that was not damaged in the Loma Prieta 1986 earthquake.

Back towards the City.

Arriving at Fisherman's Wharf.