This famous image shows San Francisco in ruins after the great earthquake and subsequent fire of 1906. The quake was estimated at 7.9 on the Richter Scale, a huge geological event by any measure and the fires that broke out afterwards burned for several days, combined the two events destroyed over 80% of San Francisco and killed over 3,000 people.
To really get a sense of the devastation click the above image, then click it again to see the full size 2500 pixel wide version. It’s genuinely astonishing.
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Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
The Henderson Motorcycle Co. was the first American manufacturer of four cylinder motorcycles and one of the first in the world. The advanced and powerful (for the era) motorcycles became a favourite with police departments…
This short film tells the story of the extraordinary battle that took place during the GT class of the 1965 FIA World Manufacturers’ GT Championship between the Ferraris and the Shelby Cobra Daytona coupes…
The Block Party Tee This is the new Silodrome Block Party Tee – each one is screenprinted in Richmond, Virginia onto a high-quality, 100% cotton American Apparel t-shirt. Block parties are a legendary neighbourhood tradition…
This is Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, it was undoubtably one of the most quintessentially American vehicles in his impressive collection, and it’s been so well cared for it’s a testament to his…
This is the new Red Eleven T-Shirt by Cure Collection, 20% of the proceeds from its sale will go directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® to support scientific research into treatments for the disease…
Inventor Charles F. Taylor’s one wheeled vehicles are a fascinating automotive “what if?” that never saw the required development time or resources devoted to them to make them a viable production vehicle. The single most…
