Five Alarm Arson Fire on Folsom St. between 7th and 8th St. 1981. 120 people, mostly families, were left homeless. 27 buildings were damaged, 15 buildings destroyed. This fire occurred less than half a block from a fire station, closed due to Proposition 13 budget cuts.
Mary Gardner's Kitchen after the July 10th Folsom Street Fire. 1981.
Mary Gardner had lived with her family in this apartment for 37 years.