My Trails into the Past

In 1905, My grandfather’s sister, Ida Hork Colmann, and her husband, Martin J. Colmann, lived at the Manhattan Hotel in San Francisco. Martin was a partner in the business of manufacturing underwear at the Colmann & Fiel, located at 1429a Mission Street.[1]  The Manhattan Hotel was located at the junction of Market, Fell, and Polk Streets and run by John P Gallapher.[2] Here is a current map from Google Maps of the intersection of Market at Polk and Fell. I looked for a fire insurance map of the streets but that part of San Francisco wasn't available. Here is a map of the area of San Francisco that shows the area that was in the burned portion. https://data.sfgov.org/-/Areas-Damaged-by-Fire-Following-1906-Earthquake/yk2r-b4e8 The story passed down is Ida and Martin had to spend time in Golden Gate Park in tents.  A tent camp in Golden Gate Park, April 1906, after the Earthquake and fire.  Chronicle Archive 1906 By 1908, they were be found living on Pacific Avenue and ...