{"id":271155,"date":"2026-04-16T18:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271155\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:23:16","slug":"lottas-fountain-ceremony-marks-anniversary-of-s-f-s-1906-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271155\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotta\u2019s Fountain ceremony marks anniversary of S.F.&#8217;s 1906 earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the pre-dawn hours of April 18, San Francisco marks the 120th anniversary of the massive 1906 earthquake and fire with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/ticketing\/the-120th-anniversary-1906-commemoration-at-lottas-fountain?fbclid=IwY2xjawRKdv1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF2aDhHZTBsN1Yxc2ZscFdDc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuJvfcj_Q4vGEw_Xh4yQ1H3e0-OuNVCjdzB3vrpZ1gX3O1DwJmzmGfetDPUU_aem_U0l4B8U3stYtYL3iLKQ85A\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">moving annual tradition.<\/a> Hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardiansofthecity.org\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Guardians of the City<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscohistory.org\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">San Francisco History Association,<\/a> a free, family-friendly gathering at the downtown\u00a0Lotta\u2019s Fountain landmark invites attendees to step back into a critical moment of the city\u2019s history at this longstanding and charmingly quirky event.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning at 4:30 a.m., attendees can warm up with complimentary coffee and tea before a program led by Bay Area actor and Candlestick Park-era \u201cvoice of the 49ers\u201d announcer Bob Sarlatte\u00a0presenting a dramatic retelling of the events of 1906. At 5:12 a.m., the exact moment the earthquake struck, the ceremony pauses for a moment of silence, followed by an ear-shattering siren salute blasting from a fleet of historic fire apparatuses.<\/p>\n<p>This year includes the launch of a legacy registry, which will allow participants to have their names recorded in museum archives, as well as the rare appearance of a 1928 Kleiber Light Wagon, a piece of San Francisco firefighting history not seen at the ceremony in more than two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to hear from from city leaders, including Mayor Daniel Lurie and Fire Chief Dean Crispen, and enjoy living history interpreters, lots of campy period attire and community togetherness with a communal sing-along of \u201cSan Francisco.\u201d The commemorative event is set to be capped off at 5:45 a.m., with the traditional repainting of the \u201cLittle Giant,\u201d a golden fire hydrant credited with saving the Mission District.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the pre-dawn hours of April 18, San Francisco marks the 120th anniversary of the massive 1906 earthquake&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[329,35717,101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-271155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco","8":"tag-arts-and-entertainment","9":"tag-datebook-pick","10":"tag-san-francisco","11":"tag-san-francisco-headlines","12":"tag-san-francisco-news","13":"tag-sf","14":"tag-sf-headlines","15":"tag-sf-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}