Tuesday, April 04, 2006
One hundred years ago this month, San Francisco faced a disaster called earthquake. You must have heard of it. Despite the odds and the high earthquake insurance rates, people keep moving here, and San Francisco tend to celebrate the 100 years of rebirth and survival.
The celebrating day is April 18. And there's no shortage for things to be done. Events are picked up randomly: the Commonwealth Club is holding the panel of discussion about 1906 quake on April 17. The SF Fire Department's historical society has planed to sponsoring the 1906 Expo at Pier 48, from April 15-17, that will be featuringd historical exhibits and modern-day preparedness events. And City Hall will host a photo exhibit about post-1906 rebuilding (and a show about the PUC and Hetch Hetchy. It's so Bay Guardian!).
Lot of events is been organized. Unlike last 35 years, history buffs will meet at Lotta's Fountain on 3rd and market and then paint gold the one hydrant in SF that didn't fail in 1906. The fountain meet will starts at 4.30a.m, because that's the time of quake hit. Adding insult to injury (if the quake itself wasn't injurious or insulting enough), huge crowds is expected for this event, to the tune of giant screens on Market Street showing the scene in closed- caption. The fountain will get painted at 7:30 a.m. We sincerely hope KRON 4 labels this program clearly so we can just TiVo it to watch later.
Lot more to happen at San Francisco, we shall keep you update on the Events.
The celebrating day is April 18. And there's no shortage for things to be done. Events are picked up randomly: the Commonwealth Club is holding the panel of discussion about 1906 quake on April 17. The SF Fire Department's historical society has planed to sponsoring the 1906 Expo at Pier 48, from April 15-17, that will be featuringd historical exhibits and modern-day preparedness events. And City Hall will host a photo exhibit about post-1906 rebuilding (and a show about the PUC and Hetch Hetchy. It's so Bay Guardian!).
Lot of events is been organized. Unlike last 35 years, history buffs will meet at Lotta's Fountain on 3rd and market and then paint gold the one hydrant in SF that didn't fail in 1906. The fountain meet will starts at 4.30a.m, because that's the time of quake hit. Adding insult to injury (if the quake itself wasn't injurious or insulting enough), huge crowds is expected for this event, to the tune of giant screens on Market Street showing the scene in closed- caption. The fountain will get painted at 7:30 a.m. We sincerely hope KRON 4 labels this program clearly so we can just TiVo it to watch later.
Lot more to happen at San Francisco, we shall keep you update on the Events.
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