The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-24

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franS or cement, with here and there
lofty Ssyucture Of Glass A."
Seemingly almost underneath is tbs
new Chinatown. The picturesque and
mysterious old frame shacks, long so
alluring to tourists, were licked up by
the flames Of April IS, 1906, which left
behind deep foundation holes and un.
derground passages choked with de.
bris Now conventional two and three
story brick or cement buildings are
| rising on the old sites, and the sons Of
the orient are preparing to move back
into structures which suggest some
staid country village more than they
do pagodas. plgtalls, girl slaves and
opium dens.
The clock on the ferry building,
which 80 long By its motionless hands
bore mute evidence that a calamity
had struck a great city at sixteen min
utes after O'Clock, again keeps track
of the hour In tower which has been
rehabIIitated from a sorrowful state of
semi-ruin, and the pole OF the time ball.
once bent, Is again erect.
Along Market street and elsewhere
In the heart Of the city as viewed from
the lofty pinnacle can be seen the low,
fiat topped protuberances Of the make
shift business blocks Some are OF
brick, and some are Of cement. Over
In the wholesale district, in the Mis-.
sion and elsewhere In the circle within
the range of vision these same pro
tuberances dot the landscape Of desc
lation. From above they look thickly
sown. There are few tall buildings
nearly ready for occupancy and some
towers of steel In various stages OF
construction, but they are far from
numerous amid the fiat topped mush.
rooms.
A ride about the city In an automo-
bile gives ample evidence that despite
her sore tribulations San Francisco IL
still pOpulous and busy. Throngs pour
along all streets, wandering about piles
Of lumber, brick and stone, circllng
dangerous holes, plunging through dust
and climbing steps to pass on tempo
rary sidewalks over the Instructions
Market street, with the ferry at its
foot, still has the bulk OF the traffic,
although only a start has been made on
rebuilding.
ITO lease" ITO lease" The sign IL
everywhere. This ground to lease
This store to lease" On the one, two
and three story buildings, which are
practically the only structures In Mar
ket street ready for occupancy, are the
signs "To lease" On heaps Of debris
at every hand more signs read, "A
class A building will be erected on this
site, For plans and particulars see
So-and-so, real estate agents"
After the old business district had
been wiped out by fire Il was freely
predicted that Fillmore street would
be ''the new Market street" But Van
Ness avenue, the line Of demarcation
between the unburned and the devas-
tated districts, promptly put in a claim
for part Of the transferred business.
All along the beautiful boulevard, for
merly lined with aristocratic homes,
sprang up the fiat topped mushrooms
of business places, and many retail
dry goods stores and similar establish
ments took up their quarters there.
paying enormous rents.
Not so very long ago merchants went
almost Into frenzy In their frantic
bidding for lots aud these stores, and
many were the tales Of fortunes made
by spectators in ground leases. Go
ing today along this street, which stlll
swarms with shoppers ON week days,
pRfFaad here aua ktara crn.,s,t,,.. a., AA,N
familiar sign. "rO lease also have
and there are banners announcing that
"So-andsSa viii remove soon to their
old location In Market street." Many
signs Of ITO lease" there may be In
the nelghborhood of Market street. but
there are numerous Indications that
the time Is coming soon when they wlls
be less frequent In the old business
district. while trade deserts Van Ness
avenue for its haunts Of former days
Fillmore street, however, gives more
signs of permanency as secondary
business street,
As for Mob Hin, never more win II
be famed for the palaces OF the ma
hobs" II present Indications bear true
HANEhNtN. AAANNANAAAy AAAbNNbNA AbA
moro than year lie the PROSTATE
rufus ot the former mansions, There
are no slgns OF their reconstruction,
while here and there are placards which
announce the prospective erection Of
apartment houses.
These are the tlrst impressions of the
visitor one year after the great dlsas-
ter, Golden Gate park, the CHI House
and the seal rocks seem about all there
Is left Of san Francisco OF other days
The days of care free gayety. They
,lek as OF OIL nut elsewhere on every
hand are evidences Of the titanic task
winch eonfronts the beautiful metrop-
oils OF the Pacific before she can re
cover from her travail and rehabnltate
herself.
Can she ever recovery" Is the ques-
ton every visitor instlnctively asks
himself. Among the many monuments
within the city are two which help to