Golden Hydrant - Revision history

Ccarlsson: added link and photo

2018-10-15T23:40:12Z

added link and photo

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	20th and Church Streets. A great place to visit, if only because it's right across the street from the stunningly scenic southwest corner of Dolores Park. After you pay your respects to the golden hydrant, why not stretch out on the grass and unleash a geyser of champagne in its honor?		20th and Church Streets. A great place to visit, if only because it's right across the street from the stunningly scenic southwest corner of Dolores Park. After you pay your respects to the golden hydrant, why not stretch out on the grass and unleash a geyser of champagne in its honor?

	The golden fire hydrant at 20th and Church Streets isn't really gold-- it's only painted gold. Why a golden fire hydrant, wonder passersby and their dogs. Is it used by kinky Castro residents who break it open to let loose a thunderous "golden shower" on hot days? Wrong. Every year, earthquake survivor Les Bulloch puts a coat of gold paint on the hydrant -- the only one that still functioned after the 1906 quake. This very special hydrant was responsible for saving the houses between 20th and 22nd Streets from the Great Fire.		The golden [[Why Are San Francisco Fire Hydrants Different Colors?\|fire hydrant]] at 20th and Church Streets isn't really gold-- it's only painted gold. Why a golden fire hydrant, wonder passersby and their dogs. Is it used by kinky Castro residents who break it open to let loose a thunderous "golden shower" on hot days? Wrong. Every year, earthquake survivor Les Bulloch puts a coat of gold paint on the hydrant -- the only one that still functioned after the 1906 quake. This very special hydrant was responsible for saving the houses between 20th and 22nd Streets from the Great Fire.

	'' --Dr. Weirde''		'' --Dr. Weirde''
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	Michael Smith, M.A.<br>		Michael Smith, M.A.<br>

			[[Image:Quake-shacks-Dolores-Park1906.jpg]]

			'''Within months these standardized earthquake relief [[Bernal Heights 1906 Quake Shack survivors\|shacks]] filled most San Francisco parks.'''

			''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''


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Lisaruth: removed address for M. Smith: Kelly's Cove
823 46th Ave.
San Francisco

2018-10-15T22:53:18Z

removed address for M. Smith: Kelly's Cove<br> 823 46th Ave. <br> San Francisco

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	Michael Smith, M.A.<br>		Michael Smith, M.A.<br>
	~~Kelly's Cove<br>~~
	~~823 46th Ave. <br>~~
	~~San Francisco~~

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Ccarlsson: fixed layout on new writing

2012-02-10T18:06:56Z

fixed layout on new writing

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	[[Dolores Park - 1906\|return to Dolores Park 1906]]		[[Dolores Park - 1906\|return to Dolores Park 1906]]

	300 men of the neighborhood vowed to "save the Mish' and 10 times pushed a pump wagon up the hill from in front of Mission Dolores down Dolores ~~st.~~ then right up 20th ~~st.~~ to Church ~~st.~~ corner , where the only working fire hydrant was, filled the tanks on the wagon, then rolled the wagon, using the brakes, down 20th to Dolores then left down to the Mission. My grandfather, Walter B. Smith, his 3 brothers & their father Dr. Thomas Orde Lees Smith fought the fire until ~~4am~~ the 21st April, according to his diary which I have.Dr. Thomas was leader of "Mission Camp", at Dolores Park for 2 months.		<font size=4>Save the Mish'</font size>
	Michael Smith, M.A.
	Kelly's Cove		300 men of the neighborhood vowed to "save the Mish' and ten times pushed a pump wagon up the hill from in front of Mission Dolores down Dolores Street, then right up 20th Street to the Church Street corner, where the only working fire hydrant was, filled the tanks on the wagon, then rolled the wagon, using the brakes, down 20th to Dolores, then left down to the Mission.
	823 46th ~~ave~~.
			My grandfather, Walter B. Smith, his three brothers & their father Dr. Thomas Orde Lees Smith, fought the fire until 4 am the 21st of April, according to his diary which I have. Dr. Thomas was leader of "Mission Camp," at Dolores Park for 2 months.

			Michael Smith, M.A.<br>
			Kelly's Cove<br>
			823 46th Ave. <br>
	San Francisco		San Francisco

	[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]		[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]

Tullamore: use of golden fire hydrant to save Mission Diolores

2012-02-09T07:13:24Z

use of golden fire hydrant to save Mission Diolores

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	[[Dolores Park - 1906\|return to Dolores Park 1906]]		[[Dolores Park - 1906\|return to Dolores Park 1906]]

			300 men of the neighborhood vowed to "save the Mish' and 10 times pushed a pump wagon up the hill from in front of Mission Dolores down Dolores st. then right up 20th st. to Church st. corner , where the only working fire hydrant was, filled the tanks on the wagon, then rolled the wagon, using the brakes, down 20th to Dolores then left down to the Mission. My grandfather, Walter B. Smith, his 3 brothers & their father Dr. Thomas Orde Lees Smith fought the fire until 4am the 21st April, according to his diary which I have.Dr. Thomas was leader of "Mission Camp", at Dolores Park for 2 months.
			Michael Smith, M.A.
			Kelly's Cove
			823 46th ave.
			San Francisco

	[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]		[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]

Ccarlsson at 00:20, 28 October 2008

2008-10-28T00:20:03Z

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	'' --Dr. Weirde''		'' --Dr. Weirde''

			[[Dolores Park - 1906\|return to Dolores Park 1906]]

	[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]		[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]

Ccarlsson at 00:16, 28 October 2008

2008-10-28T00:16:01Z

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	'' --Dr. Weirde''		'' --Dr. Weirde''

	[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s] [[category:1906]]		[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s]] [[category:1906]]

Ccarlsson: New page: Image:mission$people-of-the-mission$hydrant_itm$golden-hydrant.jpg '''20th and Church - Golden Hydrant''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' '''The Fire Hydrant that Saved San Francisco''' ...

2008-10-28T00:15:48Z

New page: Image:mission$people-of-the-mission$hydrant_itm$golden-hydrant.jpg '''20th and Church - Golden Hydrant''' ''Photo: Chris Carlsson'' '''The Fire Hydrant that Saved San Francisco''' ...

New page

[[Image:mission$people-of-the-mission$hydrant_itm$golden-hydrant.jpg]]

'''20th and Church - Golden Hydrant'''

''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

'''The Fire Hydrant that Saved San Francisco'''

20th and Church Streets. A great place to visit, if only because it's right across the street from the stunningly scenic southwest corner of Dolores Park. After you pay your respects to the golden hydrant, why not stretch out on the grass and unleash a geyser of champagne in its honor?

The golden fire hydrant at 20th and Church Streets isn't really gold-- it's only painted gold. Why a golden fire hydrant, wonder passersby and their dogs. Is it used by kinky Castro residents who break it open to let loose a thunderous "golden shower" on hot days? Wrong. Every year, earthquake survivor Les Bulloch puts a coat of gold paint on the hydrant -- the only one that still functioned after the 1906 quake. This very special hydrant was responsible for saving the houses between 20th and 22nd Streets from the Great Fire.

'' --Dr. Weirde''

[[category:Mission]] [[category:Earthquakes]] [[category:1900s] [[category:1906]]