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1906 San Francisco Market Street in Blender

Alex Albert

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Sep 22, 2026

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A historically accurate Blender recreation of San Francisco's Market Street as it looked in 1906 — just before the earthquake leveled it. The scene is rendered in period-correct black-and-white, showing cable car tracks running down the center of the road, horse-drawn carriages, Victorian brick storefronts, awnings, and a clock tower anchoring the far end of the street. Built from a single prompt using Claude Opus 5.5's improved 3D modeling and vision capabilities, the whole world was generated without manual scene-dressing.

Full city streetscape generated from one prompt, no manual modeling required
Period-accurate details: cable car rails, horse carriages, Victorian facades, and a clock tower
Rendered in black-and-white to match 1906 photographic style, adding to the historical realism

“I've been on a Blender kick with Opus 5.5. Its better 3D modeling and vision mean you can build an entire world from a single prompt. Historically accurate San Francisco Market street in 1906, pre-earthquake”
— @alexalbert__

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