The San Francisco Chronicle 's urban design critic John King observed in 2006 that while Kearny Street 's " architectural mish-mash " includes a number of skyscrapers , " several blocks survive ramshackle and low , delightful blurs of pre-World War II architecture that mix their styles but maintain sturdy-looking masonry facades ... These low blocks exist because of city efforts in the 1970s and '80s to preserve older buildings and keep the Financial District from devouring everything around it . That protective foresight is what good planning is all about . " Landmarks along Kearny Street include Lotta 's Fountain at Market Street , where 1906 earthquake commemorations are held ; One Montgomery Tower ( an office building located on Kearny and Post streets , despite the name ) ; 555 California Street , the city 's fourth tallest skyscraper ; the location of the old Hall of Justice at Kearny and Clay Streets now occupied by the Hilton San Francisco Financial District ; the Lusty Lady , the nation 's first worker-owned peep show ; Portsmouth Square , the original Plaza of the pueblo of Yerba Buena ; and Coit Tower , at the top of Telegraph Hill
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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