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We took a few bricks and built a fire between them in the middle of the street, like every one else, and ate our breakfast on the steps of our home.
Why it's here: Emma M. Burke lived on Waller Street, near Golden Gate Park, when the 1906 earthquake struck. With the gas and water cut off, she writes, everyone cooked in the street. Her account appeared in The Outlook that June.
Here Before Us