--- title: "1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D" description: "A 3D reconstruction of Market Street, San Francisco as it stood on April 17, 1906." canonical: "https://potto.ai/videos/san-francisco-market-street-rebuilt-in" language: "en" datePublished: "2026-09-22" --- # 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D A 3D reconstruction of Market Street, San Francisco as it stood on April 17, 1906. An 8 second camera move up Market Street from the Ferry Building to Fifth Street, covering the Palace Hotel, the Call Building, the Chronicle Building, Lotta's Fountain and the Emporium. Everything is built in Blender Python with reusable generators for Victorian facades, mansard roofs, bay windows, awnings, signage, lamps, a cable car, a wagon and an early automobile, assembled from a source file of footprints, heights, materials and occupants drawn from Sanborn maps, the Miles Brothers film, period photographs and USGS topography. Rendered with threejs, shader and canvas. - [Visual System](https://potto.ai/videos/visual-system.md) - by alexalbert__ - Length & ratio: 0:08 ยท 16:9 - Made with: three.js, Shader, Canvas - Published Sep 22, 2026 - View original: https://x.com/alexalbert__/status/2102466523164274839 ## Prompt ```text Recreate Market Street, San Francisco as it stood on April 17, 1906, the afternoon before the earthquake, in Blender. Scope: the Ferry Building up Market to Fifth Street, including the Palace Hotel, the Call Building, the Chronicle Building, Lotta's Fountain and the Emporium. Before modeling anything, build a source file from: the 1899-1905 Sanborn fire insurance maps (footprints, heights, materials, occupants), the Miles Brothers film "A Trip Down Market Street" (April 1906), period photographs from OpenSFHistory, the Library of Congress and the David Rumsey collection, and USGS topography. Record every building with footprint, height, facade material, occupant, and the source for each fact with a confidence level. Build everything in Blender Python. No downloaded meshes, textures or HDRIs. Write reusable generators (Victorian commercial facade, mansard roof, bay windows, awnings, painted signage, gas and electric street lamps, cable car, horse-drawn wagon, early automobile) and assemble the street from the source file, so every building traces back to data. Provide a 10 second video up the street. ``` ## 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D FAQ How 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D was made, what its prompt says, and how to make Visual System videos like it with Potto. ### What is 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D? 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D is a motion graphics video by alexalbert__ in the Visual System collection. A 3D reconstruction of Market Street, San Francisco as it stood on April 17, 1906. ### How was 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D made? 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D was made with three.js, Shader, and Canvas. It is part of the Visual System collection of AI motion graphics videos on Potto. ### Is the prompt for 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D available? Yes. The full prompt behind 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D is on this page. Copy it, or click Use this prompt to open it in the Potto workspace. ### How long is 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D, and what is its aspect ratio? 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D runs 0:08 in a 16:9 frame. ### Can I make Visual System videos like 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D with Potto? Yes. Click Use this prompt to load the prompt behind 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D into the Potto workspace. Potto renders its own version, and you can change the text and style before you export. ### Where can I watch the original 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D? 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D was first posted by its creator. Click View original to open that post in a new tab. ### Where can I find more Visual System videos like 1906 San Francisco Market Street rebuilt in 3D? Browse the Visual System collection on Potto: 480 videos, each with its prompt, specs and source.