The Fillmore district was created in the 1880s to provide new space for the city to grow in an effort to address overcrowding . After the 1906 earthquake Fillmore Street , which had largely avoided heavy damage , temporarily became a major commercial center as the city 's downtown rebuilt and began a period where the district where migrant groups from Jews to Japanese and then African-Americans predominated . Redevelopment programs in the 1960s led to displacement and loss of the district 's jazz and cultural scene
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Fillmore District, San Francisco