In 1906-07 , the park served as a refugee camp for more than 1600 families made homeless by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire . Camp life after the earthquake ended in the summer of 1908 . Some people kept their temporary shacks as houses and a few still survive today scattered across western San Francisco . In 1917 , the J-Church streetcar line , which runs along one side of the park , began service
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Mission Dolores Park