1906 Earthquake and Fire Presentation with Jack Grippi
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Tuesday, Apr 11, 2023 6:30pm
Location
San Francisco Historical Society
608 Commercial St
Details
SF History Live: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire with Jack Grippi
Join us to watch Jack Grippi's live presentation, "The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire: An Uneven Path of Lessons Learned." A free ticket is required to attend. Donations greatly appreciated!
The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 is the most devastating natural disaster to befall a U.S. city. So what did San Francisco and field of earthquake science learn? With post-quake seminal reports linking the event with the natural and built environments, the modern field of earthquake science in the U.S. was born. This knowledge resulted in the City constructing the world’s largest municipal high-pressure water system (AWSS) and improving building methods. Although SF recognized the correlation between damage severity and “made ground,” the City did not fully embrace this fact.
Jack Grippi is a native New Yorker, but he adopted San Francisco since retiring in 2014. After receiving his M.S. in Geology from the University at Albany, Jack worked as a Petroleum Geologist for Occidental Oil and Gas. In retirement, he provides walking tours for SF City Guides and the SFHS.
Tickets are required to attend both the in-person presentation or to watch the live broadcast online. To encourage public access, we’ve made the tickets free. Donations are greatly appreciated!
Register at: www.SFHistory.org/Live
Date: Tuesday, April 11th
Time: 6:30 PM
On-Site Location: 608 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Doors open at 5:45 PM for socializing and snacks.
Presentations begin at 6:30 PM