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	'''After 1906 earthquake and fire, a refugee camp was established on the slopes of what was then known as "Clinton Mound," today's Mint Hill.'''		'''After 1906 earthquake and fire, a refugee camp was established on the slopes of what was then known as "Clinton Mound," today's Mint Hill.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

			[[Image:Haight and Market 1889 AAB-3947.jpg]]

			'''Haight and Market, 1889, note Clinton Mound at edge of Market Street uphill to the west.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

Ccarlsson: added new photo and rearranged things a bit

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	The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.		The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.

	The Board of Managers purchased land available through public auction. The property was considered remote and far beyond the city limits. Throughout San Francisco, the Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase the property and partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets became the new site for the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum. The site would remain home for the orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight and Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight and Mrs. Waller, who served on the SFOA Board.		The Board of Managers purchased land available through public auction. The property was considered remote and far beyond the city limits. Throughout San Francisco, the Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase the property and partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets became the new site for the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum. The site would remain home for the orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight and Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight and Mrs. Waller, who served on the SFOA Board.

	The children moved into the new facility on March 22, 1854. The original building was a two-story dormitory-style structure. It was built of stone which was quarried from the site of the old San Francisco Mint. [[WATER! WATER!\|Spring Valley Water Company]] transported the stone free of charge. The children were schooled on site in the years from 1854 to 1897. After the home on Haight Street was built, the Managers raised money for the orphanage through annual “subscription” donations from local Protestant churches. Many prominent San Franciscans donated to the orphanage: H. H. Bancroft, Lillie H. Coit, Mrs. Crocker, James Flood, [[Mayor James Phelan\|James Phelan]], Mrs. Stanford, Levi Strauss, and [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]]. Throughout the years, local merchants and philanthropists sponsored outings for the orphans, including the [[The 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park\|Mid-Winter Fair of 1893]], and the [[SAILING_TO_BYZANTIUM:_1915_Panama_Pacific_International_Exposition\|Pan-Pacific International Exposition of 1915]]. The number of children housed at the orphanage grew from two dozen to three hundred. From all accounts, Hayes Valley residents enjoyed having the children living in their neighborhood. The orphans socialized with the neighborhood children and it was not uncommon for them to play in the orphanage garden.		The children moved into the new facility on March 22, 1854. The original building was a two-story dormitory-style structure. It was built of stone which was quarried from the site of the old San Francisco Mint. [[WATER! WATER!\|Spring Valley Water Company]] transported the stone free of charge. The children were schooled on site in the years from 1854 to 1897. After the home on Haight Street was built, the Managers raised money for the orphanage through annual “subscription” donations from local Protestant churches. Many prominent San Franciscans donated to the orphanage: H. H. Bancroft, Lillie H. Coit, Mrs. Crocker, James Flood, [[Mayor James Phelan\|James Phelan]], Mrs. Stanford, Levi Strauss, and [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]]. Throughout the years, local merchants and philanthropists sponsored outings for the orphans, including the [[The 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park\|Mid-Winter Fair of 1893]], and the [[SAILING_TO_BYZANTIUM:_1915_Panama_Pacific_International_Exposition\|Pan-Pacific International Exposition of 1915]]. The number of children housed at the orphanage grew from two dozen to three hundred. From all accounts, Hayes Valley residents enjoyed having the children living in their neighborhood. The orphans socialized with the neighborhood children and it was not uncommon for them to play in the orphanage garden.

	On April 17, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City. Everyone escaped from the orphanage unharmed. Because the building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed. The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time, the displaced children resided at the State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University) on the southern half of the property. The orphanage had leased this portion to the State of California. In 1919, because of the earthquake damage and age of the building, the Managers decided to sell the property and construct a new orphanage in another part of the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed.		On April 17, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City. Everyone escaped from the orphanage unharmed. Because the building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed.

			[[Image:Protestant-Youth-Orphanage-after-1906-quake.jpg]]

			'''Orphanage after 1906 earthquake damage.'''

			''Photo: Bancroft Library''


			The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time, the displaced children resided at the State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University) on the southern half of the property. The orphanage had leased this portion to the State of California. In 1919, because of the earthquake damage and age of the building, the Managers decided to sell the property and construct a new orphanage in another part of the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed.

	[[Image:WallerlagunaBEST.jpg\|720px\|thumb]]		[[Image:WallerlagunaBEST.jpg\|720px\|thumb]]

			''Photo: Society of California Pioneers''

	'''This photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.		'''This photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.

	''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.		''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.

			''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and was reduced to become part of a parking lot.

			(Extended caption written by R. Christan Anderson)


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	''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and was reduced to become part of a parking lot.

	~~(Extended caption written by R. Christan Anderson)~~

	~~''Photo: Society of California Pioneers''~~

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Ccarlsson: added photo of 1906 refugees camped on Clinton Mound

2011-06-11T18:48:41Z

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	''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.		''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.

			[[Image:-Clinton Mound (now Mint Hill) Refugee Camp- -graphic- AAC-2971.jpg]]

			'''After 1906 earthquake and fire, a refugee camp was established on the slopes of what was then known as "Clinton Mound," today's Mint Hill.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''


	''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and was reduced to become part of a parking lot.		''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and was reduced to become part of a parking lot.

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2011-06-11T18:46:18Z

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	'''~~The~~ photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill ~~from~~ towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.		'''This photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.

	''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.		''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.

Ccarlsson: added higher resolution image

2011-06-11T18:45:23Z

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	On April 17, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City. Everyone escaped from the orphanage unharmed. Because the building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed. The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time, the displaced children resided at the State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University) on the southern half of the property. The orphanage had leased this portion to the State of California. In 1919, because of the earthquake damage and age of the building, the Managers decided to sell the property and construct a new orphanage in another part of the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed.		On April 17, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City. Everyone escaped from the orphanage unharmed. Because the building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed. The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time, the displaced children resided at the State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University) on the southern half of the property. The orphanage had leased this portion to the State of California. In 1919, because of the earthquake damage and age of the building, the Managers decided to sell the property and construct a new orphanage in another part of the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed.

	[[Image:~~Protestant Orphan Asylum Laguna Street--California Pioneers~~.jpg]]		[[Image:WallerlagunaBEST.jpg\|720px\|thumb]]

	'''The photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill from towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.		'''The photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill from towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.

Ccarlsson: added extended caption courtesy R. Christian Anderson

2011-06-08T00:06:57Z

added extended caption courtesy R. Christian Anderson

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	'''The photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill from towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day ~~Guererro~~ Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, ~~eventually filling a lagoon on Valencia near Clinton Park and~~ running past ~~the~~ Woodward's Gardens. ~~That lagoon was~~ filled in around the 1880s ~~and the~~ Hotel Valencia was built on top of ~~the old lagoon~~ and was heavily damaged with many lives lost because of ~~the loose dirt~~.		'''The photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill from towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guerrero Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, running past [[Woodward's Gardens, c. 1860s\|Woodward's Gardens]] and under the site of the [[Armory\|Armory]] (built in 1912) into the wetlands that once filled the north Mission. Those tidal wetlands were filled in around the 1880s. The [[18th St Gulch, The Willows, Valencia St Hotel\|Hotel Valencia]] was built on top of that "made land" and was heavily damaged in the 1906 quake, with many lives lost because of liquefaction.

	''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the 2 fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those 3 empty blocks. The Orphans home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took ~~it's~~ toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.		''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the two fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those three empty blocks. The Orphans' home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took its toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.

	''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits ~~today~~. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and reduced to become part of a parking lot.		''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and was reduced to become part of a parking lot.

	(Extended caption written by R. Christan Anderson)		(Extended caption written by R. Christan Anderson)

Ccarlsson: added extended caption courtesy R. Christian Anderson

2011-06-07T23:57:26Z

added extended caption courtesy R. Christian Anderson

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	The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.		The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.

	~~[[Image:~~Protestant Orphan Asylum ~~Laguna~~ Street--~~California Pioneers.jpg~~]]		The Board of Managers purchased land available through public auction. The property was considered remote and far beyond the city limits. Throughout San Francisco, the Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase the property and partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets became the new site for the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum. The site would remain home for the orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight and Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight and Mrs. Waller, who served on the SFOA Board.

			The children moved into the new facility on March 22, 1854. The original building was a two-story dormitory-style structure. It was built of stone which was quarried from the site of the old San Francisco Mint. [[WATER! WATER!\|Spring Valley Water Company]] transported the stone free of charge. The children were schooled on site in the years from 1854 to 1897. After the home on Haight Street was built, the Managers raised money for the orphanage through annual “subscription” donations from local Protestant churches. Many prominent San Franciscans donated to the orphanage: H. H. Bancroft, Lillie H. Coit, Mrs. Crocker, James Flood, [[Mayor James Phelan\|James Phelan]], Mrs. Stanford, Levi Strauss, and [[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]]. Throughout the years, local merchants and philanthropists sponsored outings for the orphans, including the [[The 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park\|Mid-Winter Fair of 1893]], and the [[SAILING_TO_BYZANTIUM:_1915_Panama_Pacific_International_Exposition\|Pan-Pacific International Exposition of 1915]]. The number of children housed at the orphanage grew from two dozen to three hundred. From all accounts, Hayes Valley residents enjoyed having the children living in their neighborhood. The orphans socialized with the neighborhood children and it was not uncommon for them to play in the orphanage garden.

	~~'''Another view~~ of the San Francisco ~~Orphan Asylum~~ on ~~Laguna Street~~.~~'''~~		On April 17, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City. Everyone escaped from the orphanage unharmed. Because the building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed. The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time, the displaced children resided at the State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University) on the southern half of the property. The orphanage had leased this portion to the State of California. In 1919, because of the earthquake damage and age of the building, the Managers decided to sell the property and construct a new orphanage in another part of the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed.

	~~''Photo~~: ~~Society of~~ California Pioneers''		[[Image:Protestant Orphan Asylum Laguna Street--California Pioneers.jpg]]

	The ~~Board~~ of ~~Managers purchased land available through public auction~~. ~~The property~~ was considered ~~remote and far beyond~~ the city ~~limits~~. ~~Throughout San Francisco~~, the ~~Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase~~ the property and ~~partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by~~ Haight, ~~Buchanan~~, ~~Hermann~~ and ~~Laguna Streets became~~ the ~~new site for~~ the ~~San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum~~. ~~The site would remain home for~~ the ~~orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight~~ and ~~Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight~~ and ~~Mrs. Waller, who served on~~ the ~~SFOA Board~~.		'''The photo with the picket fence was taken about 1865 on Waller Street between Octavia and Laguna Streets looking west up the hill from towards the corner of Laguna, which is crossing from side to side at the base of the hill.''' ''During that time, there were a few businesses on Laguna Street, as it was a suburb of San Francisco and considered the outskirts of the city. During the 1860s and 70s, there was a creek that ran from the top of that hill down the middle of the property bordered by Laguna, Hermann, Buchanan and Haight Streets, coming down to the corner of Laguna and Market, crossing Market and down modern-day Guererro Street and then down the hill roughly where Duboce Street runs, eventually filling a lagoon on Valencia near Clinton Park and running past the Woodward's Gardens. That lagoon was filled in around the 1880s and the Hotel Valencia was built on top of the old lagoon and was heavily damaged with many lives lost because of the loose dirt.

	~~The children moved into~~ the ~~new facility on March 22~~, ~~1854. The original building~~ was a ~~two-story dormitory-style structure~~. It was ~~built of stone which was quarried from~~ the ~~site of the old San Francisco Mint. [[WATER! WATER!\|Spring Valley Water Company]] transported the stone free of charge. The~~ children ~~were schooled~~ on ~~site in the years from 1854 to 1897. After the home on Haight Street was built, the Managers raised money for the orphanage through annual “subscription” donations from local Protestant churches~~. ~~Many prominent San Franciscans donated to~~ the ~~orphanage: H. H. Bancroft, Lillie H. Coit, Mrs. Crocker, James Flood, [[Mayor James Phelan\|James Phelan]], Mrs. Stanford, Levi Strauss,~~ and ~~[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]]. Throughout~~ the ~~years~~, ~~local merchants and philanthropists sponsored outings for~~ the ~~orphans~~, ~~including~~ the ~~[[The 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park\|Mid-Winter Fair of 1893]],~~ and the ~~[[SAILING_TO_BYZANTIUM:_1915_Panama_Pacific_International_Exposition\|Pan-Pacific International Exposition~~ of ~~1915]]~~. The ~~number~~ of ~~children housed at the orphanage grew from two dozen to three hundred. From all accounts, Hayes Valley residents enjoyed having the children living~~ in ~~their neighborhood~~. The ~~orphans socialized with the neighborhood children~~ and it was ~~not uncommon for them to play~~ in ~~the orphanage garden~~.		''Back to the hill at Laguna and Waller, it was largely filled in and smoothed over in the 1870s and became a big sloping hill with wild grass, instead of a rocky and dangerous crevice. Waller Street between Laguna and Buchanan was blocked and until 1906 the orphans and neighborhood children played on and around that gentle hill. When the earthquake struck and the fires started, the 2 fields, as well as the triangular property at Hermann and Laguna (now the site of the Orbit Cafe) filled with refugees from the fire. The fire stopped short of Market Street and for many months refugees camped in tents on that hill in those 3 empty blocks. The Orphans home was repaired in 1906 and continued to be used, but age and old earthquake damage eventually took it's toll and it was finally torn down in 1919.

	~~On April 17, 1906~~, the ~~San Francisco earthquake and fire destroyed much of the City~~. ~~Everyone escaped from~~ the ~~orphanage unharmed. Because~~ the ~~building was located west of Van Ness, it was damaged, not destroyed~~. ~~The repairs were complete by November, 1906. For a period of time,~~ the ~~displaced children resided at~~ the ~~State Normal School, (which would later become San Francisco State University~~) on the ~~southern half~~ of the ~~property~~. ~~The orphanage had leased this portion to~~ the ~~State~~ of ~~California~~. ~~In 1919~~, ~~because of~~ the ~~earthquake damage and age of~~ the ~~building~~, the ~~Managers decided to sell~~ the property and ~~construct~~ a ~~new orphanage in another~~ part of ~~the City. The State of California purchased the property. The orphanage was razed~~.		''If you look at the 1860s photo, you will notice a picket fence. Today that fence line is where the apartment building at 50 Laguna sits today. A photo taken today would show the garage doors on the ground floor along that fence line. Across the street (just below the Asylum) today is the gate to the parking lot of the U.C. Extension. Waller Street was opened up again and extended up the hill in the teens and twenties. A couple of magnificent art deco apartment buildings were erected at that same time on the Laguna/Hermann triangle. 16 Laguna was built in 1935, which matches 50 Laguna next door in the art deco "moderne" style. During the 1930s, the University of California Extension was built on the property and Waller Street going up the hill disappeared once again as a through street and reduced to become part of a parking lot.

			(Extended caption written by R. Christan Anderson)

			''Photo: Society of California Pioneers''

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	The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.		The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.

			[[Image:Protestant Orphan Asylum Laguna Street--California Pioneers.jpg]]

			'''Another view of the San Francisco Orphan Asylum on Laguna Street.'''

			''Photo: Society of California Pioneers''

	The Board of Managers purchased land available through public auction. The property was considered remote and far beyond the city limits. Throughout San Francisco, the Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase the property and partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets became the new site for the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum. The site would remain home for the orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight and Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight and Mrs. Waller, who served on the SFOA Board.		The Board of Managers purchased land available through public auction. The property was considered remote and far beyond the city limits. Throughout San Francisco, the Board Managers solicited door-to-door donations to raise money to purchase the property and partially fund construction costs. For a purchase price of $100, a two block lot bounded by Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets became the new site for the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum. The site would remain home for the orphanage from 1854 to 1919. San Francisco legend has it that Haight and Waller Streets were named after Mrs. Haight and Mrs. Waller, who served on the SFOA Board.

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	''by George Gomes''		''by George Gomes''

	[[Image:~~westaddi$ladies-protect-soc-1865~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Wom2.jpg]]

	'''~~1865~~ view of ~~Ladies Protection and Relief~~ Society, bounded by today's Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets, where the UC Berkeley Extension operated until mid 2000s.~~'''~~		'''1860s view of San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society, bounded by today's Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets, where the UC Berkeley Extension operated until mid 2000s.'''

	~~'''Commenced Oct. 1, 1863 / Completed Aug. 20, 1864 / Total Cost: $23,000''' is the text written on the 1865 photograph of the Ladies Protection and Relief Society in the Western Addition area.~~

	~~'''San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society~~'''

	The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.		The San Francisco Orphan Asylum Society (SFOA) was founded in 1851 by a group of ladies attending meetings hosted by the Reverend Albert Williams and his wife. The asylum was originally founded to help a group of siblings, aged 3 to 12 years, orphaned by cholera en route to San Francisco. In the early days, the SFOA Board of Managers was comprised of all women. For legal reasons, the Board of Managers appointed three gentlemen to hold property in trust for the SFOA. The first matron of the SFOA was Mrs. Wilson. The first on-call physician was Dr. Benjamin Coit. The orphanage opened on March 19, 1851 in a prefabricated cottage in Happy Valley, now known as the South of Market area surrounding Rincon Hill. The population of the orphanage grew as the Managers placed local children in need of aid. Most of the San Francisco children were not orphans, but from single parent homes. By 1852, there were 26 children in the orphanage and a new, larger home was needed.

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	'''1865 view of Ladies Protection and Relief Society, bounded by today's Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets.'''		'''1865 view of Ladies Protection and Relief Society, bounded by today's Haight, Buchanan, Hermann and Laguna Streets, where the UC Berkeley Extension operated until mid 2000s.'''

	'''Commenced Oct. 1, 1863 / Completed Aug. 20, 1864 / Total Cost: $23,000''' is the text written on the 1865 photograph of the Ladies Protection and Relief Society in the Western Addition area.		'''Commenced Oct. 1, 1863 / Completed Aug. 20, 1864 / Total Cost: $23,000''' is the text written on the 1865 photograph of the Ladies Protection and Relief Society in the Western Addition area.