Tallest building at time of 1906 quake?

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A friend stated and thought that the Ferry Building was the tallest building at the time of the quake. I thought the Call Building may have bee

-- Craig Smith (palmedo@aol.com), April 28, 2001

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The Call was the tallest at 19 stories. Built in 1898 it was gutted in the 1906 fire. A photo can be found at my web site, America Hurrah. Bill http://americahurrah.com/SanFrancisco/1905/1905-5CallBldg.html

-- Bill Roddy (bill@americahurrah.com), May 13, 2001.

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