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A Mural, a Billboard or Graffi ti? At Fillmore and Geary, it’s all of the above
By Kellie Ell
once vibrant mural on the south side of the Boom Boom Room at Fillmore and Geary is now covered inA gold, hot pink and white spray paint and other graffi ti. Looming above, the next-door National Dollar store has painted its name and a parade of products it sells — soda, crackers, ketchup, sugar and toilet bowl cleaner — all intermixed with graffi ti. Alexander Andreas, owner of the Boom Boom Room, says the mural depict- ing jazz musicians on his building went undamaged for six years. But now it is “totally tagged,” he says, and vandals have also etched graffi ti into the glass walls and top of the new designer bus shelter and smashed its back wall. Andreas blames the rise in vandalism on the recent repositioning of the 38-Geary bus shelter. Before it was at the curb. Now it is backed up against the wall of the Boom Boom Room, providing shelter for taggers to deface property out of sight. “It’s absurd,” he says. “Th e city did a disservice. Th e move has triggered an onslaught of graffi ti hitting my mural.”
ERIK ANDERSON A spokesman for the Municipal Trans- portation Agency says the shelter was moved to provide the sidewalk access required for the disabled. TO PAGE 3 X Back to the Future At 2500 Steiner, a modern garden loses out to tradition
By Demi Bowles Lathrop Th en, in 2006, star landscaper Topher Delaney — who bills herself as a creator of “dynamic physical installations” — was t the crest of Steiner and Jackson Streets rises a commissioned to design a new garden. Her creation was radi- 12-story cooperative apartment building — each fl oor cally diff erent: 19 angular steel planters ranging from 30 inches a full fl at — designed in 1927 in the Mediterranean to four feet in height that marched in both directions from the GothicA Revival style by prominent San Francisco architect corner, each carefully calibrated to compensate for the slope of Conrad Meussdorff er. Crowned with a penthouse at the top the street so that every tree was planted at a uniform height. and a maisonette with a separate entrance on the ground level, Th e modern makeover became a subject of considerable CHARLES GONZALEZ the apartments overlook their neighbor, Alta Plaza Park, and discussion among the residents of 2500 Steiner. Earlier this off er sweeping views in all directions. year, they decided they’d had enough. Th e modern garden was THE PAINTER A small garden surrounds 2500 Steiner, running north toward removed and traditional evergreen trees that mimic the original & THE POLITICIAN the bay along Steiner Street, then around the corner down Jack- planting returned. son. To fi x the building to its site, a simple, traditional garden of “It was fun while it lasted,” says Michael Lazarus, president Matt Gonzalez and Theophilus Brown small trees and evergreen shrubs was installed when the tower of the building’s board of directors, “but it didn’t match the fi nd a mutual interest in collage TO PAGE 11 X was built, and it remained unchanged for nearly 80 years. architecture of the building.” PAGE 12 LETTERS NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS STERLING SILVER JEWELRY imported directly from Mexico & OTHER ADORNMENTS Whatever Happened to Sharon? Hours: fter 17 to look ahead and have to climb up there again,” he says. “My Thurs – Tues Noon – 6pm Sunday Noon – 5pm years on make some changes job is to clean it up or I get fi ned by the Wednesday Closed Fillmore in my life. city.” Street,A I decided in My only regret Andreas says he has tried to collaborate 1904 Fillmore Street near Bush December 2010 to is that I did not with his neighbor on a more attractive 415-771-4446 | www.hihosilver.com take a six month get the chance to mural that would cover both walls, to no leave of absence share this informa- avail. [email protected] from Wells Fargo tion with all of the Th e owner of the dollar store says he Bank to spend time wonderful custom- is working with Melonie Green of Infi n8 out of the city with ers, merchants and Sync, a production company and art space my parents, who other fabulous peo- The Boom in the Fillmore, to fi nd the right artist to Boom Room’s are now in their ple I met on Fill- paint a bigger mural. mural and the 80s. Th is decision more Street. Boy, National Dollar Green says something as simple as came up pretty did those 17 years store’s parade lettering saying “Th e Fillmore” could be quickly, leaving me fl y by! of products enough to deter vandalism — and promote not much time to You have not have both been the neighborhood as well. Some murals cre- let customers or seen my face in the overtaken by ated as a way to deter graffi ti have worked, graffi ti since a even some fellow neighborhood since new bus shelter she says, but others have not. employees know Sharon Quilici spent 17 years in the I left because I’ve was installed. Green says some taggers don’t under- Don’t throw anything away what was going Wells Fargo branch on Fillmore. been out of the city stand the unwritten rules that say street – there is no away on. most of the time, but artists shouldn’t touch murals. During my leave I have been spend- I do expect to come by and visit soon. I Law enforcement offi cials are also ing the majority of the time with my miss walking up and down Fillmore rec- equivocal. Offi cer Martin Ferreira, of the parents and their new little puppy, ognizing and greeting so many familiar police department’s graffi ti abatement Lucilu, who I love very much. She is faces. Th e years I spent on Fillmore hold Art, Commerce, Th uggery Collide on Geary program, says he has noticed a decrease in adorable and follows me everywhere a special place in my heart because of vandalism on walls with murals. He admits, I go. My brother and sisters and their all the people I met, the friends I made X FROM PAGE ONE “It looks like a lot of noise at that cor- from the city directing him to clean up the however, that it’s hit and miss. children also live near Mom and Dad, and the support I got from the Fillmore Th e owner of the National Dollar store, ner,” Andreas says of what he calls the dol- side of his building or risk a fi ne. According “No matter how beautiful a piece of so I am getting to spend more time with community. who would give his name only as Freddy, lar store’s “cheap-o job” of depicting the to a 2004 graffi ti removal measure, property artwork may appear, if it’s unwanted, it can WOMEN’S CLOTHES • ACCESSORIES • ARTWORK them, too. I look forward to cruising the street says graffi ti has been “a really big problem” commercial products it sells. “Th e mural owners and landlords are required to clean cause people a lot of stress,” he says. Graf- During these months I have realized visiting with people in their places of in the fi ve years since he opened at 1633 looks so tacky. I don’t think they care about up graffi ti within 30 days or face a penalty fi ti is most eff ectively deterred, he says, by New & Consigned how much time I spent working and business and — oh yes — not having to Fillmore. He says vandals have repeatedly the beautifi cation of the Fillmore.” of up to $500. Th ose charged must remedy proper lighting, surveillance cameras and Exclusive home of DiaDia jewelry how much I have missed out with my discuss any banking needs. Th ank you climbed on the roof of the Boom Boom Noisy or not, apparently it’s legal. the problem or pay the city to do it. foot traffi c. friends and family, so in June I decided all again for 17 years that I will never Room to tag his wall, so he had it partially According to the city’s billboard ordinance, Th e dollar store owner says he has One success story — at least so far — Tuesday - Sunday Open at 11 to retire from Wells Fargo after 31 forget. painted with diff erent products he sells. murals and advertisements are allowed on repeatedly repainted the south wall of his is nearby at Les Croissants Cafe, located Closed Mondays years. It was a diffi cult decision, but I Sharon Quilici “Murals are beautiful works of art, and a store if the featured items are sold on the building, only to have it “graffi tied again behind the Boom Boom Room at 1840 told myself not to look back, but rather [email protected] people appreciate that,” he says. premises, according to John Purvis of the and again and again” by people climb- Geary. Owner Tommy Ly says his eatery 792 Arguello Blvd (next to Velo Rouge café at McAllister) But art is in the eye of the beholder, and San Francisco Planning Department. ing onto the roof of the Boom Boom has had no tagging in the months since he blondlogic.com | [email protected] some say his attempt to create a mural may But graffi ti, however artful, is not legal. Room. hired a well-known local graffi ti artist to actually be attracting graffi ti. Andreas says he recently received a letter “I clean it up and two weeks later I paint a mural on the cafe. 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2 NEW FILLMORE September 2011 September 2011 NEW FILLMORE 3 CRIME WATCH ■ RETAIL REPORT NEW NEIGHBORS Explore Enrich Your Auto Burglary an expensive sports car parked on the other Van Ness Avenue and Broadway side of the window. Th is increased damage & Engage}Self! July 26, 5:30 p.m. estimate elevated the charge to a felony, Dumplings Buns Off ers Asian Comfort A man left his parked car for an hour, and the suspect was taken to jail. and on his return found his front passenger A dream comes true for May Lee, who’s sharing her family’s love of simple food Attend a free event Stimulating courses and activities for window broken and his laptop missing. A Attempted Lynching to learn more seasoned adults 50 and over witness provided a description of the sus- Bush Street and Van Ness Avenue By Louise Thompson Information session pect and the vehicle in which he fl ed. Th e August 10, 1:15 a.m. Convenient weekday, evening and Saturday classes October 6, 12–1PM, Main campus description was broadcast to police and An offi cer responded to a call about a umplings & Buns — a new shop 1600 Holloway Avenue (at 19th) 4-6 week programs offi cers from Central Station spotted the group of young men who had stolen alco- that opened August 29 just off Creative Arts Building car. Th ey attempted to stop it, but it took hol from a neighborhood bar. En route to Fillmore at 2411 California Street Discussion groups, lecture series, social events Fall preview and off , driving erratically at a high rate of the scene, the offi cer spotted a man match- —D is on a mission to satisfy locals’ com- meet the faculty: Classes at both the main speed, and offi cers abandoned their pursuit. ing the description carrying a large bottle fort food cravings with simple Asian fare. October 13, 3–5 PM and downtown campuses A short time later, police received a report of vodka. When the offi cer exited his patrol Focusing on savory and sweet dumplings Downtown campus, Sixth floor that a car was driving the wrong way up car, the suspect took off at a run, but the and buns, it also off ers dim sum, soups and 835 Market Street (at Powell) Fall sessions begin Sept. 12 and Oct. 24 the Fremont exit of the freeway. Th e driver offi cer caught him. Returning to his patrol salads, mostly to go. caused an accident, then fl ed from his car with the young man, he was confronted Th e eatery and specialty grocery is the OLLI.SFSU.EDU 415/817-4243 car on foot. Offi cers waited for him as he by three of the suspect’s companions, who dream come true of longtime Fillmore THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION. Ahead of the Curve, attempted to walk off the freeway. He still lunged for the offi cer and fought to remove resident May Lee Iorfi do, who owns the had the laptop, and an offi cer watched as he their friend from his custody. Th e offi cer the name proclaims prominent corner building at Fillmore and hid another box of stolen property alongside used his baton to repel the three until back- “I like to say we sell style, not California that houses her new restaurant. the exit. Th e suspect was taken into custody up units arrived from Northern Station. fashion,” says Bulgarian-born “I used to love watching my grand- and charged with numerous crimes. Th e original suspect and his three would- Nevena Borissova, who recently mother and mother in the kitchen,” she says. be liberators were taken to jail and charged opened women’s clothing boutique “Th ey’d make simple food, like steamed rice Trespassing, Drugs with various off enses, including attempted CURVE at 2360 Fillmore, at the corner and salted fi sh, or an egg with oyster sauce, of Washington. DANIEL BAHMANI Van Ness Avenue and Pine Street lynching, which applies to attempts to Borissova, a former stylist, but always with such love and care. And July 27, 3 p.m. relieve offi cers of prisoners. curates the collection — pulling from both of my grandfathers were chefs. In our #!,)&/2.)! 3(%,, A clerk at a gas station called the established labels such as Alexander house, food always meant happiness.” police regarding a local panhandler who Burglary Wang, Thierry Mugler and Viktor ■ “In our !54/ 3%26)#% 2%0!)2 was harassing customers. Offi cers rec- Fillmore and California Streets & Rolf, along with indie designers Iorfi do had always longed to open her and vintage wear. The eclectic house, food ognized the individual as someone they August 11, 4:30 p.m. own restaurant, even as she was pursuing À>iÃÊEÊ/Àià offerings include casual jeans, tees iVÊ }iÊ } Ìà had arrested many times. He had a search A woman brought a large empty bag and sweaters, formal wear and a successful career in real estate. When her always «ÕÌiÀÊ >}ÃÌVà condition, and offi cers found a crack pipe with her as she entered two boutiques accessories. The prices range wildly, oldest child started college last year, she meant >VÌÀÞÊ-V i`Õi`Ê >Ìi>Vi while searching him. A moment later, a along Fillmore Street. While the clerks too — from a $50 scarf to a $11,220 decided the time was fi nally right. After McQueen gown. £x ]ÊÎä ]Ê{x ]ÊÈä ÊEÊä Ê-iÀÛVià rock of cocaine dropped from his pocket. were distracted, she loaded the bag with traveling to Hong Kong to study with a happiness.” Th e suspect quickly put his foot over the more than $1,000 of merchandise. Another “It’s not about price; it’s about dim sum master, then testing her ideas on }Ê-ÞÃÌiÊEÊ/À>ÃÃÃÊ*ÀLià style,” says Borissova. “We mix — MAY LEE IORFIDO -}Ê/iÃÌÃÊEÊ,i«>ÀÃÊvÀÊ>ÕÀi rock, but offi cers recovered it from the customer saw her and advised the clerks of really high end with lower end family and friends, Iorfi do was ready to owner of Dumplings >ÌÌiÀiÃÊEÊ-Ì>ÀÌ}Ê*ÀLià ground and placed the man in custody. the theft. Th e store called the police, who pieces. That’s how people really turn her dream into reality. & Buns at California and Fillmore ÀÊ,i«>ÀÃÊvÊ>Ê/Þ«ià He was charged with drug possession and viewed surveillance videos that confi rmed dress. You can wear a $30 scarf with She enlisted Full Plate, a culinary con- 1,"* ÊUÊ* - ÊUÊ , trespassing. the woman had been helping herself to a $1,000 dress.” sulting group, to work alongside her in expensive items. Offi cers then pursued The Fillmore location is the fourth developing the concept and branding. Th e >ÃÌ]ÊÀi`ÞÊEÊÕ>À>Ìii` Reckless Driving the fl eeing suspect and recovered all of the Curve; the fi rst was launched in L.A. group includes Architects II, a design fi rm in 1997, followed by New York and Óxä£Ê >vÀ>Ê>ÌÊ-ÌiiÀÊÊÊUÊÊÊ{£x®ÊxÈÇÈx£Ó Webster and Ellis Streets merchandise. Th e woman had many priors a “concept” store in the Gansevoort that has already made its mark on Fillmore `>ÞÊÌ ÀÕ} ÊÀ`>ÞÊÊnÊ>°°ÊÌÊÈÊ«°° July 30, 11:45 p.m. for the same off ense. Because her act was hotel in Miami Beach. with Dosa, the showplace South Indian MSG-free and includes locally sourced even dog treats in the shape of fortune cook- Offi cers driving in the neighborhood premeditated — she entered the store with “But I’m obsessed with San restaurant and bar at Fillmore and Post. meat and produce. Savory selections include ies — made locally with artisan products. spotted a speeding car. When the driver an empty bag and had no means to pay — Francisco because everyone here Iorfi do told architect Jim Maxwell the shrimp, pork, chicken and vegetarian pea ■ sped through a stop sign, the police gave a potentially lesser charge was elevated to seems obsessed with technology,” look she had in mind: “Martha Stewart shoot dumplings, as well as barbecue pork As part of its community giveback pro- she says. “The people here need chase. Ahead of them, the car ran a red burglary. meets boutique couture in Bangkok.” She and chicken baos, wonton soups and noo- gram, Dumplings & Buns each month will to pick their heads up from their light. When the offi cers fi nally managed to computers and have a little fun with says, “I wanted it to feel like you stepped dle salads, including vegan and gluten-free donate proceeds from one of its grocery pull the car over, the driver told them that Auto Burglary fashion.” into a couture shoe store, but came out options. Prices range from $2 for a savory items to a local charity — an idea inspired someone was shooting at him. Th e offi cers Franklin Street and Pacifi c Avenue Borissova says Curve clients with comforting, homey food.” bun to $6.75 for a soba noodle salad. by Iorfi do’s father. During September, were not aware of any incidents in which August 24, 1:40 p.m. range in age from 18 to 80 and, in Maxwell transformed the former home Th e raves are already coming for Iorfi do’s 10 percent of every bottle of Red Boat Viet- shots were fi red in the area. Th e man was Plainclothes offi cers were looking for addition to retail goods, the store of pet boutique George into a simple but custard buns, which hint at a French infl u- namese Fish Sauce sold will be donated to employees — all of whom have cited and released for reckless driving, and auto burglary suspects when they spot- stylist backgrounds — offer client sumptuous modern space, with white walls, ence and have vanilla, chocolate, coconut On Lok, which off ers programs and ser- his car was towed. ted an individual behaving suspiciously. services that include personal warm wood detailing and a knockout burnt creme or orange and ginger fi llings — and vices to San Francisco seniors. Th e offi cers followed him from a distance shopping and closet editing. orange patterned wallpaper. Th ere will be a “boozer bun” combining liqueurs such as Iordio is passionate about uniting her Vandalism and watched as he walked down the street, The corner shop, which formerly limited seating on stools along the front kahlua and amaretto (her personal favorite) past and future through familiar comfort Jackson Street and Van Ness Avenue peering into the windows of parked cars, housed Kiehl’s and before that the window and a few hightop tables in the with chocolate and lemon. food. “I want to bring the same feeling of July 31, 2:05 a.m. showing great interest in a VW. Finally he Belmont Florist, has been gutted and small space. But the shop will cater mostly “Katie and I were just having some fun warmth and love that I experienced grow- refi tted with a stark, modern vibe: Offi cers received a call from a bar; a put his upper body into the driver’s side distressed wood fl oors, spare display to the take-out crowd. in the kitchen,” says Iorfi do, “trying out ing up and eating my family’s food to the ■ fi ght had broken out. When they arrived, window and started removing items. Offi - shelving, white walls and ceiling. diff erent fl avor combinations. Th e liqueur- place I call home,” she says. “I’d love for they spoke with an individual who had cers detained the individual several blocks “I love the space. It feels New French-trained pastry chef and menu based ones really hit the mark with family Fillmore residents to wake up on a Sunday been involved. Th e man reported that away. When they learned he was on proba- Yorky,” says Borissova. “And I consultant Katie Leaird worked with and friends, and I christened them boozer morning craving one of my buns.” he had been so angry he punched a hole tion, they searched him and found a GPS wanted to be in a place that had a Iorfi do and her mother to update family buns on the spot.” ■ good neighborhood feel. Fillmore through a plate glass window. Normally unit that had come from the VW. Th e sus- recipes without losing their home-cooked Dumplings & Buns also off ers a small Dumplings & Buns is open seven days a Street has that. I want to move this would have resulted in a misdemeanor pect was charged with several felonies and here.” specialness. pantry of select Asian condiments and teas week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily tea time citation, but the falling glass had damaged his probation was revoked. Th e menu at Dumplings & Buns is — vegan kim chee, Japanese iced teas and specials run from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Yoga, Dance “I especially love teaching people who were told Come Together they can’t dance,” says DanceWorks teacher Molly in a New Class Underhill Kozma. efore they knew it, the yogis were doing the She bridges the gap by presenting dance as fun and samba. accessible. “Just keep a soft wiggliness in your hips,” she Th e catalyst was Molly Underhill Kozma, a dance urges as students prepare to dance across the fl oor. “Relax instructorB who leads a lively new hour-long class twice a — and let the music get in there. Have fun.” week in the neighborhood at Yogaworks, 1823 Divisadero Th ere’s also the primal diff erence of mirrors: Dance near Bush. Dubbed DanceWorks, the class off ers basic studios have them, yoga studios typically don’t. Th ere are instruction in dance technique meant to bridge the gap no mirrors at YogaWorks. from abject beginners to more experienced dancers. “In most dance classes, I teach students to use the mir- It’s a good workout for any body, but Kozma has a spe- rors, because a big part is knowing to watch yourself while cial sensitivity for the newbies and wannabes. She attracted learning technique,” Kozma says. “Yogis shun mirrors. In a core group of new dancers when teaching at San Fran- yoga, the alignment of postures is so built in, so clearly cisco’s Metronome Dance Center, and was inspired by defi ned, that having a mirror becomes inhibiting.” watching their bodies change and their confi dence soar SOHL MARTY Kozma begins and ends each DanceWorks class with a over the weeks. gentle warm-up and cool-down, with even gentler instruc- “Th at’s still my favorite thing — teaching fi rst timers age 4 to 12, was Carol Butler, who schooled her in jazz and tion in between on basic dance body postures. “Pretend — and I especially love teaching people who were told tap at the neighborhood Jewish Community Center. And you’re holding a really big ball, then lift up your arms — San Francisco they can’t dance,” she says. “I think it’s because of my own she honed her performing chops as a young hoofer on the and don’t drop it,” she told a recent class of mostly dance experience as a young dancer, being told I was too short stages of the Fillmore Jazz festival. newbies, adjusting them until each one gained some mod- Film Society and too chubby to be a ‘real’ dancer. Now, as a teacher, I ■ icum of grace in the pose. make a point of telling people if they can walk through the Now back in her native San Francisco, the DanceWorks “She’s going to make ballerinas of us,” whispered one presents FALL door, they can dance.” gig allows Kozma to combine her early loves of dance and student, her voice tinged with wonder and hope. ■ teaching with a later rival for her aff ections: yoga. ■ Th ere’s a continuum to the classes: As DanceWorks stu- “Yoga and dance have always been part of one another, When the hour was over, the student was sweaty but dents learn a pivot or a pose, another is added — and by the even if no one talks about it that way,” she says. grateful. “I’m glad they have this class. Th e rhythm and end of the hour, most have mastered some simple choreo- Th e class has benefi ts and challenges for both the fun is a diff erent kind of energy in a yoga studio,” she said. graphy set to great music. And every few weeks, the theme teacher and students. “And now I feel long and lean and graceful — like a hot changes, from modern to salsa to samba to jazz, so students “As a teacher, I need to consider what sets yoga and sexy samba dancer.” experience a variety of dance styles, music and techniques. dance students apart,” she says. “Yoga students are already If those sexy new moves don’t attract more DanceWorks SEASON While Kozma’s life and training have taken her to the aware of their bodies and their breath, which is a great students, Kozma is counting on the beat beckoning them. Oberlin College Dance Department to a national touring help in dance, too. On the other hand, putting on some “I’m secretly hoping people will hear the music, sneak out company in Brazil to Broadway auditions in New York, loud music and asking them to shake their hips or point of their other class — and come join us,” she says. her dance roots are local. One of her earliest teachers, from their feet — that is a really diff erent thing for a yogi.” For more information, visit yogaworks.com. 2011
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6 NEW FILLMORE September 2011 BOOKS A Congregation Is Cast Out of Its Spiritual Home men were entering the priesthood. Buildings damaged by bout a thousand had fi led four pleadings. He had the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake needed costly repairs. parishioners, many with been certain that he would at Finding the Faith, St. Brigid parishioners reacted with anger, grief white towels draped least get a response to his most and — ultimately — resistance. Th e Grace of Everyday overA their shoulders, slowly recent request — for a last- and a Good Story, Saints, which began as a series of stories I wrote for took their seats in St. Brigid. minute stay. But still no word. the Chronicle, is about their struggle. I’ve spent nearly Some clutched handkerchiefs. Nothing. St. Brigid Church was six years with this band from St. Brigid, struck by their Some took pictures. Th ey were scheduled to close in a matter of Close to Home devotion to this place they called home. all dressed for Mass, although it hours — at midnight on June 30, I also fell for the people — some great San was a Th ursday, not a Sunday. 1994 — after more than a cen- By Julian Guthrie Franciscans who embody the best of the city: In the back of the church, tury of service. ■ Th ere’s Robert Bryan, an appellate attorney who lives under the choir loft and stained From the pulpit, his expres- aving lived in San Francisco for nearly 20 with his wife, Nicole, near the church in Pacifi c Heights. glass windows, uniformed police sion serious, his tone somber, years and worked as a reporter fi rst for the Bryan was just becoming a Catholic, but vowed to fi ght offi cers stood Father Keohane said, “Although Examiner and now for the Chronicle, I have for the church as tenaciously as he would for a client on ■ EXCERPT their ground tonight we may disperse in sad- Hcome to see the diff erent ways neighborhoods in the city death row. — a precau- ness and go home in suff ering are defi ned. For many, the center of a neighborhood is a ■ Th ere’s Father Cyril O’Sullivan, a young anti- tionary move by the archdiocese and pain, we know inside there coff ee house, or a park, or a commercial strip to stroll. establishment priest from Ireland who had to decide in case the parishioners refused is a sense of God. Th ere is a For me, it’s all those things. whether to follow the will of his superiors or the wish of to leave after the Mass. sense of faith. Th ere is a sense of Th e area around Fillmore Street has long been my his people. Everyone was there. Near believing. It must be those senti- home. I jog the steps of Alta Plaza and spend countless ■ And there’s Joe Dignan, a reluctant Catholic who the front was Lorraine Kelley, ments that rise to the surface of hours at the playground with my son. We love the found answers to his inner turmoil at the same time he her fi ne silver hair swept into a our lives, that rise to become our yogurt at Fraiche, the pastries at the Boulangerie and became a leader of the St. Brigid pack. loose bun. Sitting alone in the strength and courage. Despite the Fillmore Bakeshop — and we adored its predecessor, Th ere are many other great characters: Carmen fi fth row was Cleo Donovan. It all the challenges of this world, Patisserie Delanghe. We’re regulars at Delfi na and Dino’s CHRIS HARDY Esteva, a Filipina who moved a half-block from St. had been three years and eight despite all the things that seem and Florio and SPQR. Th is neighborhood works, with Author Julian Guthrie: at home on Fillmore Street. Brigid so she could attend Mass daily, believing it days since her daughter Leslie’s to take us away from God, we its mix of young and old and in between, its families and was the only way to save her soul. Th ere is a humble death. Her daughter’s spirit was OF MARIA ESAIN COURTESY somehow remain a people of dogs, its parks and shops. And while countless amazing certain indelible moments of their lives there: baptisms, housepainter, David Hansell, who took it upon himself in this pew. faith.” Cameras fl ashed. Th ere stores and restaurants have come and gone (Fillamento, confi rmations, confessions, weddings and funerals. Th ey to care for the church for years after it was closed, Joe Dignan and his mother, “We may not meet here again [but we] carry forth the good fi ght.” was the sound of crying. Keohane the Brown Bag and Bittersweet, to name a few), the found comfort in the routine of sitting in those solid oak repairing the doors, removing graffi ti, plucking weeds Eleanor, sat near the front. Joe’s — ROBERT BRYAN, parishioner of St. Brigid Church at Broadway and Van Ness Avenue continued: “Th ough this may be relaxed character of the neighborhood remains the same. pews for Sunday Mass. from its surroundings, treating it as a comatose loved father had not attended church a time for us to say goodbye and It’s what drew me here, and what keeps me here. Many told me they had moved into the neighborhood one who would eventually awake. Th ere is Siu-Mei for years. He was another one we may not meet here again in In recent years, I’ve learned of yet another way people because of St. Brigid. Some had come from across the Wong, who converted to Catholicism from Buddhism who certainly needed to be at Mass, Joe thought. He fi dg- were supposed to embody God, to comfort, heal and this place, it may also be a time to carry forth the good defi ne their neighborhoods: by a house of worship. globe — from Mexico, Burma, the Philippines, Ireland, and forged a family from strangers. eted and looked around at the windows depicting the life inspire. Yet all she felt, for the fi rst time since she had fallen faith and courage that is the people of St. Brigid.” My new book, Th e Grace of Everyday Saints — just Italy — and settled into this corner of San Francisco, And there is an image that still haunts: a solitary of Jesus, Mary and Saint Brigid, patroness of the church for Catholicism, was disappointment. Th e priests seemed After the Eucharist, Keohane left the sanctuary through published August 18 — is about a group of people attaching themselves to the neighborhood because of candle burning on the front steps of St. Brigid that its and the greatest of Ireland’s women saints. He looked at to be ignoring parishioners and defending their own. Even a door behind the marble altar. His altar servers trailed who found a strong sense of community through their the church. parishioners managed to keep afl ame for 10 years as the 14 stations of the cross, representing the fi nal hours of Pope John Paul was dismissing allegations of pedophilia as behind. In the pews, the parishioners remained seated. spiritual home, St. Brigid, the muscular stone church at Th en, in late 1993, the San Francisco Archdiocese they took the battle from their sunlit sanctuary all the Jesus. He looked up at the soaring ceiling and back at the an attack on the church by its enemies. Th ey were not about to leave. Th ey had until midnight. the corner of Broadway and Van Ness Avenue. made an announcement that brought shock and sadness: way to the steps of the Vatican in Rome. While these choir loft. He caught the eye of parishioners he had gotten Robert Bryan was in his customary pew on the left Robert smoothed his tie as he approached the altar. He Th e parish, established in 1863, has always drawn St. Brigid, along with Sacred Heart on Fillmore and a parishioners without a parish didn’t get everything they to know and nodded at his friend Siu-Mei Wong. side of the church, about halfway to the altar. Despite a gestured toward Louisa Stanton, wearing her trademark people from Russian Hill, Nob Hill, the Marina and dozen other Catholic churches across San Francisco, set out for, they found faith, joy and family redefi ned — Nearby, Lily Wong was fi lled with questions — not months-long barrage of motions, letters and vigils, there robin’s-egg blue hat and matching jacket. “She is 88 years Pacifi c Heights. Th e Catholics of St. Brigid marked would close. Th ere were fewer Catholics in the city. Fewer and won unimagined victories along the way. about her faith, but about the Catholic Church. Priests had been only silence from the Vatican. In June alone, he TO PAGE 10 X
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8 NEW FILLMORE September 2011 September 2011 NEW FILLMORE 9 St. Brigid together. Th ey said their children was touched by what he saw, by how they were baptized at St. Brigid. Mary’s sister, simply wanted to be with their church until who was 88 when she died, was the last the last possible moment. His assignment A Modern person to be buried from St. Brigid. at St. Brigid had been diffi cult, and it was “Children from the neighborhood about to get tougher. Soon he would be would sit in rows one through fi ve, boys on closing — and locking — the doors. As the Garden one side, girls on another,” Mary said, hold- clock approached midnight, he could feel ing a gold charm of the guardian for the the parishioners’ conviction that this was Gives Way Genoese. “If you didn’t go to Mass, you’d not the end for St. Brigid. He listened to have to have a note for your priest explain- them sing a dozen songs, concluding with ing why. It would be the grand inquisition.” the civil rights anthem: to Tradition Smiling, she continued, “It seemed like I We shall overcome, grew up with this church. As it changed, I We shall overcome, X FROM PAGE ONE changed. I seemed to add to my life as the We shall overcome some day. Th e climate on the northeast corner of church grew and expanded.” Oh, deep in my heart, Alta Plaza Park is not ideal for a garden. Her husband, holding a rosary blessed I do believe, A wind tunnel is formed by the build- by Pope Pius XII at Christmas in 1944, We shall overcome some day. ing’s height and location, and fog and cool
added, “We’d get all dressed up for Mass. As the singing ended, another sound weather make streetside gardening a chal- ERIK ANDERSON Women wore dresses, hats and gloves, and began. To everyone’s astonishment, after lenge. men wore suits and hats. Of course, during decades of silence, St. Brigid’s enormous, Early photographs of the building show COURTESY OF MARIA ESAIN COURTESY the Depression, you were lucky if you had weighty bell high in the tower began to junipers of the type commonly called Hol- The modern garden (at The altar of St. Brigid Church, which served the neighborhood for more than a century. left in February 2007) a suit.” ring. It started slowly, screeching through lywood junipers, for their popularity in Los created by star landscape Before leaving, Mary looked at the years of rust. Th en it picked up speed and Angeles gardens. Interior designer John designer Topher Delaney many familiar faces. “We socialized here. power until it rang with the force of a bari- Wheatman, who has lived longest in the for the 2500 Steiner Street St. Brigid was always our lives. It was the tone. To those below, it sounded part death building, and who has his own private gar- cooperative apartments A Final Mass at St. Brigid home of our faith. We just felt this church knell, part call to arms. den behind his maisonette on the ground was removed earlier this belonged to us.” Th e parishioners held their candles up fl oor, says he liked the privacy the spread- year. In its place once X FROM PAGE 9 again (above) are the that this is our last Mass. I do not believe Shortly after 11 p.m., the crowd fi led to the midnight sky. Th ey couldn’t make out ing junipers provided. traditional Hollywood old and fi rst came to St. Brigid 70 years that. I will not believe that. We will prevail. out of the church. Robert joined them. the fi gure in the dark tower. For tonight it As the front planting matured and junipers that surrounded ago,” he said. “She lives across the street. We will be returned to this church, one day, Many parishioners paused in the tall, would remain a mystery. overgrew its planters, tree roots cracked the the building when it was She coined a phrase, one I’d never heard, somehow.” arched doorway to look back one more sidewalk. So after spearheading a renova- built in 1927, interplanted that we are treated by the archdiocese as A man playing highland bagpipes time, to inhale the memories, like a fam- Excerpted from tion of the lobby, 10th fl oor resident Shaari with camellias. ‘throwaway Catholics.’ ” His voice rising, he walked up and down the aisles. At Rob- ily forced to leave a cherished home. Th ey Th e Grace of Ergas turned her attention outside to the thundered, “Louisa, you are not a throw- ert’s urging, the parishioners approached lined the church steps, lighting dozens of Everyday Saints: garden. Ergas has been active in restoration away Catholic. No one here is a throwaway the altar to share their memories. Th ey small white candles. How a Band of eff orts in the Art Deco district on Miami Catholic.” talked of baptisms, burials and weddings. Nearby, the parishioners were using Believers Lost Beach, where she spends time each year. In He removed the white towel draped Th ey spoke of fi nding joy and solace at white chalk to scrawl messages on the Th eir Church 2006, she brought in Topher Delaney “to over the shoulder of his navy blue suit and St. Brigid. Th ey talked of moments that sidewalk: “Archbishop Quinn, we are your and Found do some pruning,” she says. held it high, as Father O’Sullivan had done soothed the soul. people. Why have you abandoned us?” Th eir Faith by “I’m not a landscaper,” Ergas says. “I’ve reeds grew from crushed white granite. Th e the penthouse. Th e ninth fl oor belongs to for white blooming camellias, and Moshe in the same place seven months earlier. Guido and Mary Alacia, both 80, talked “Save this part of San Francisco history.” Julian Guthrie never had a garden.” succulents proved to be especially appeal- the U.S. ambassador to Hungary, Eleni obliged with Camellia ‘Swan Lake’, which “Th e closing of this church is a sin against about how all the Italian families in the “Is this what Catholicism is all about?” (Houghton ing to plant thieves and had to be replaced Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, and her husband, bears snow-white blooms in a semi-double the good men and women who are here neighborhood would gather at the corner Father Keohane had ventured outside Miffl in hen Delaney and Ergas went often, and the white granite was popular Markos. And there are those who visit peony form, and Camellia ‘Silver Waves,’ tonight,” he said. “Th e archdiocese tells us of Union Street and Van Ness and walk to several times to watch the parishioners. He Harcourt) “crawling behind the junipers,” with dogs on their walk to Alta Plaza just them: Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary which boasts large, silvery white blooms she says they discovered them across the street. Clinton and Al Gore, among others. with prominent yellow stamens. Camellias toW be so woody they were beyond prun- Part of Delaney’s installation was the Of the decision to uproot the modern typically bloom in the winter, when little Curbside Café ing. “Only gnarly trunks were left, because streetscape. She planted four primrose garden she championed, Shaari Ergas else in the garden does, and their glossy &RENCH !MERICAN #UISIN e they had grown so far forward to the light,” trees on Steiner and two Chinese elms on would say publicly only: “It became a poli- green leaves contrast with the other plant- Under New Ownership! Ergas says. “Th e trees had grown so tall Jackson. Th e primrose trees, evergreens tics story, which is really what’s going on ings. they had created a mask,” she says, hiding native to the South Pacifi c and Australia, here.” “Th e residents wanted something green, Daily $20 Prix Fixe 5 - 6 pm "REAKFAST s ,UNCH s $INNER symmetrical windows fl anking the front bring with them visual interest through “It’s a ridiculous story,” says Topher with contrast in color, leaf structure and 7EEKEND (OLIDAY "RUNCH door. a number of seasons. Th e Chinese elms, Delaney, “and has poor ramifi cations for bloom,” John Wheatman says. &RESH ,UNCH "OXES 4O 'O Delaney has carved a dashing reputa- commonly known as lacebark elms, have the building itself — and arrogance.” She Not everything from the Topher Dela- -ON &RI AM PM tion for herself in the design world and delicate, arching branches and distinctive would not comment further. “As much as ney planting has been removed. Th e prim- 7EEKENDS AM PM is known for her bold, sculptural garden bark that ranges in color in mature trees I’d like to participate, I can’t.” rose and Chinese elm trees on the curbs 2417 California at Fillmore installations. She has said her atelier, Seam from brown to cinnamon. “Th e results were mixed,” says Lazarus. still stand. 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Demi Bowles Lathrop, a neighborhood Steiner Street was 19 angular steel planters “Th e building is traditional and Topher’s RonenT Moshe of Ronen’s Gardening was resident, is a certifi ed master gardener who painted the same dark color as the build- work quite modern,” says Lazarus, the board brought in to take the garden back to its writes frequently about plants and gardening. ing’s base, each holding a twisted upright president. He and his wife Laura have the traditional roots. She is co-author of the book, Where On hemlock spiral underplanted with suc- seventh fl oor. Mark and Susie Buell, heavy- Hollywood junipers again surround Earth: A Guide to Specialty Nurseries and culents. Between the phalanx of planters, weight social and political players, live in the base of the building. Residents asked Other Resources for California Gardeners.
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By Matt Gonzalez we started collaging together, either at my of Henry David Th oreau — the earliest the country is still steeped in homophobia. apartment on Hayes Street or in his studio photographic image of the great transcen- We saw some of it fi rst hand. An attorney uch has been written about on California Street. Th e sessions began dentalist, in fact — connects Th eophilus who wouldn’t enter the gallery because Th eophilus Brown the artist, as a way to discipline ourselves, although to his family history in New England. of the subject matter stood in the front but little about his personal neither of us lacked motivation, and Th eophilus’s great-grandfather and yard sipping wine. He was aware an Mqualities — his elegance, for instance. provided an immediate critique whenever Th oreau were friends, and the portrait important artist was in town and didn’t Everything he does, he does with style we wanted. Occasionally others join us, was taken in 1856 in the Brown family want to miss the event, but he wouldn’t and consideration. but these days it’s usually just the two of home in Worcester, Massachusetts. Along enter the exhibition. I introduced him At 92, he still wants to be sure us in Th eophilus’s studio. with H.G.O. Blake and Calvin Greene, to Th eophilus, who graciously extended he’s dressed appropriately for a social We work separately, but mindful there who commissioned the portrait, his his hand and welcomed him. Th e gay gathering. He listens attentively and are other eyes to test things on. We pour great-grandfather Th eo Brown received community in South Texas, usually in the looks carefully. He is honest, yet always single malt Islay Scotch, usually the one of three daguerreotypes made by shadows, emerged to celebrate the life encouraging, even to artists with little smokiest we can get — Ardbeg, Laphroaig Benjamin Maxham. It was passed down and work of one of its own. And although in common. Th ough well known in art or Lagavulin — and we listen to classical in the family to Th eophilus, who donated an artist needn’t be gay to draw the male circles, he makes art generously with radio. If we’re lucky, they play Brahms. it to the Th oreau Society in Concord, nude, the gallery rightfully embraced this beginners. He’s not impressed by his own Most of our conversations are about Massachusetts. truth. It was bold to show work that had renown as a member of the Bay Area aesthetics or personal matters. We never ■ been neglected. Figurative Movement. Ask about it, and discuss politics, neither of us fi nding it I have always been struck by Th eo- ■ he’ll tell you he just wants to paint. conducive to artmaking. We usually work philus’s ability to maintain such an active Into his 90s, Th eophilus continues to ■
CHARLES GONZALEZ for three or four hours, with breaks to look schedule. He appreciates people and has push himself as an artist. He goes to the I fi rst met Th eophilus at the Potrero Theophilus Brown and Matt Gonzalez outside Brown’s studio on California Street. at drawings and collages. By 5 o’clock we remarkable social graces, but he regrets the studio six days a week, usually for four Hill home of gallery owner Charles pack up and make our way to Bar Crudo demands his social calendar places on his hours. He alternates between fi gurative THOMAS REYNOLDS GALLERY Campbell and his wife, the artist Glenna on Divisadero to feast on fresh oysters. art. Nevertheless, he enjoys the company paintings and drawings and non-objective Putt, in the early 2000s. Th eophilus’s ■ of his friends and remains a favored Neighborhood resident Theophilus Brown — one of the great collages. Th e collages are reassembled fi gures in 20th century California art and one of the pioneering partner, the artist Paul Wonner, was Th eophilus tells delightful stories dinner companion of all who know him. from paintings he makes on his peel- An Artistic Friendship members of the Bay Area Figurative Movement — at 92 is alive then. Th eophilus’s wit and charm during our studio sessions and over meals Th eophilus appreciates music as much still in his studio every day. A new exhibition opening on away palette, which he then cuts and and Paul’s wry humor and mischievous together. Th ey aren’t meant to convey as art. He plays piano beautifully. And September 10, “THEOPHILUS BROWN: AN ARTFUL LIFE,” presents reconfi gures into abstract compositions, smile made for a wonderful afternoon of some profound truth, but simply capture in 2005, during a bout of pneumonia work from throughout his long career, including a self-portrait sometimes painting directly into them. storytelling and laughter. A painter and a politician fi nd mutual interests moments from his rich life. For instance, that kept him confi ned to his apartment from 1994 (above). The exhibition is presented by the Thomas Th e drawings originate from a drawing Soon after, I visited Th eophilus and Th eophilus tells how he met Pablo Picasso for a few weeks, he composed fi ve Reynolds Gallery at 2291 Pine Street, near Fillmore. For more group he attends every week. information, visit thomasreynolds.com. Paul in the San Francisco Towers on One of his own early paintings of sale online. It was gratifying to play a role in the late 1940s after World War II, short classical compositions titled Five On occasion, Th eophilus questions Pine Street, where they moved when they football players — an oil on canvas from in reuniting him with a painting he hadn’t joining Picasso’s entourage during a visit Easy Pieces. Later my brother, Charles whether his work holds up. Even after left their longtime home in Noe Valley 1952 — hangs over Th eophilus’s bed. He seen in 50 years. to the Grimaldi Museum in Antibes. Gonzalez, and Tim Vickers, both many years of experience as a teacher and in 2001. Th eophilus had kachina dolls painted it in New York and exhibited it at ■ As Picasso and Th eophilus hung back musicians trained in sound engineering, hometown of McAllen. A mutual friend, women, but that galleries always favored painter, he says without hesitation that he and a few prehistoric atlatls, known as the museum in Davenport, Iowa, when he Th eophilus started making collages in from the group, Picasso crouched down recorded Th eophilus performing these Esteban Ortega Brown, had conceived the female nudes, claiming they were is still learning. And that is the reason he bird stones, as reminders of his days as was en route later that year to California. 2001 when he stumbled on the practice suddenly and made a square frame with pieces in his apartment on his 19th of the show while we were looking at easier to sell. Esteban thought it would be continues to create. It remains a challenge a serious collector. Th ere were two Hopi Th e painting won a prize and his parents while trying to make use of leftover his fi ngers, through which a woman could century Steinway A grand piano, which work in Th eophilus’s studio. He noted great to exhibit work, in eff ect, curated in to him. It remains interesting. dance wands, a Panamanian Cocle bowl, were proudly photographed standing paint from his peel-away palette. After be seen knitting across the hallway. He he acquired while living in Los Angeles. the unusually large number of male nude reverse by the dealers who had left these and, of course, paintings on the walls, beside it in a local newspaper. Th eophilus experimenting with abstract painting, I turned to Th eophilus and said simply, In 2009, Th eophilus and I traveled works from across the decades still in his works behind. Matt Gonzalez, a former president of the including a Cezanne-like bathers scene bought the painting from a dealer in had started collaging in 2006, so it was “Vermeer.” to South Texas for an exhibition of his possession. Th eophilus pointed out that Th e reception for Th eophilus was San Francisco Board of Supervisors, is a by Wonner. Massachusetts after I found it off ered for natural that we compared notes. In 2007, A story he tells about a daguerreotype male nude drawings at a gallery in my he had drawn and painted just as many noteworthy, especially since that part of lawyer and a collage artist.
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Single Family Homes BR BA PK Sq ft Date Asking Sale Win a chance to buy 2929 Baker St 4 3 3 2790 8/4/11 2,370,000 2,250,000 2679 California St 5 3.5 1 4311 7/27/11 2,495,000 2,335,000 a San Francisco Condo 2647 Pierce St 5 3.5 2 8/3/11 4,250,000 4,250,000 2445 Washington St 5 4.5 4 7/29/11 4,600,000 4,500,000 starting from $175K. 2445 Filbert St 5 3.5 2 8/12/11 4,995,000 4,995,000 Condos / Co-ops / TICs / Lofts The first steps for First Time THANK YOU Home Buyers earning under $117,850 annually. * 2999 California St #11 0 1 0 603 7/26/11 249,000 230,000 2114 Baker St #1 1 1 0 590 7/29/11 400,000 400,000 for making it easy for San Francisco 1. Fillmore Park is 32 affordable one, two, and three bedroom 2077 Jackson St #18 1 1 1 640 7/21/11 520,000 510,000 condominiums. All 32units available only by lottery Oct.19, 2011. 2052 Green St #1 1 1 1 7/28/11 575,000 532,000 650 Presidio Ave #201 3 2 1 1320 8/9/11 575,000 535,000 2. Go to www.FillmorePark.com and register. residents to drop off their toxic products. 2060 Sutter St #203 2 2 1 988 7/26/11 665,000 675,000 3. Go to a September Application Workshop 2728 Gough St #4 1 1 1 837 8/10/11 695,000 690,000 Fillmore Heritage Center / Screening Room / 1330 FillmoreSF St. 2040 Franklin St #905 2 2 1 1668 7/20/11 628,000 701,111 2833 Webster St #4 2 1 1 7/20/11 749,000 705,000 2950 Clay St #101 3 2 1 1300 7/27/11 749,000 749,000 2060 Sutter St #406 2 2 1 1056 8/3/11 759,000 750,000 1870 Jackson St #601 2 1 1 1270 8/9/11 799,000 840,000 2299 Sacramento St #14 2 1 2 1252 8/12/11 879,000 850,000 2100 Green St #404 2 2 1 1798 8/9/11 1,395,000 1,325,000 2724 Baker St 3 2.5 1 1825 8/12/11 1,349,000 1,349,000 2780 Jackson St 3 2 1 1745 7/19/11 1,299,000 1,350,000 3455 Clay St 3 2 1 2102 7/15/11 1,450,000 1,395,000 1944 Green St 2 2 1 2220 8/4/11 1,449,900 1,488,000 2425 Divisadero St 4 3 1 2289 8/12/11 1,750,000 1,735,000 2742 Filbert St 2 2.5 1 7/18/11 1,995,000 1,950,000 2200 Sacramento St #1701 3 3 1 8/3/11 3,995,000 4,000,000
Summertime, and the selling is not always easy Single family home says Linda Harrison sales remained “Stylish Living. Smart Investment.” steady this month, Marketing & Sales: [email protected] holding the summer seasonal See if your household qualifies. dip at bay. But it took a while for *Visit: www.FillmorePark.com/qualify some of them to $117,850 is the maximum annual earnings for a first time buying household of 6. sell. After more *This project is part of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Limited Equity Program. All Buyers must qualify under 100% of Area Medium Income . than 300 days *Current or potential certificate of preference holders should contact the preference hotline 415-749-2432 . Certificate of Preference Holders are DRE01245200 on the market, households displaced by Agency action in Redevelopment project Areas during the 1960's and 1970's, but may also include other persons displaced by the Agency. 2679 California fi nally found a new owner, and 133 Richardson went into escrow after a whopping 322 days on the market. But the stately classic revival mansion at 2698 Pacifi c (above), which had been reduced from $14 million to $11.2 million over the course of a year on the market, has now been withdrawn from sale. Condo sales did refl ect summer slowdown, dropping from 28 sales to 21 during the last month. Condo sales have exploded this year — the highest number of sales in three years, in fact. Well priced, smartly presented properties FREE DROP-OFF AT A STORE NEAR YOU refl ecting good value are moving at a relatively quick pace, indicating the sophistication of our market place. The range of condos available starts with 1905 Laguna #303, a 473 square foot studio at $299,000, and tops out with 2190 Broadway #1E, with its wrap-around deck, at $2.9 million. Hardware Unlimited 3326 Sacramento (@ Presidio) (415) 931-9133 NEW LISTINGS: It’s summer alright: There have been no new listings for single family homes in the neighborhood during the past 30 days. The noble Beaux Arts home at 2209 Pacifi c is the sole active single family home on the Jiffy Lube 2030 Van Ness (@ Jackson) (415) 922-7258 market. In new condo offerings, the top fl oor unit #3 at 2169 Green — with its view studded, skylit, pitched ceilings — offers an unexpected space complete Pacific Heights with an offi ce inside the building’s signature turret. No 6 a.m. stairmaster 2500 California (@ Steiner) (415) 567-1136 sessions will be necessary living here. Chevron
— Data and commentary provided by MARIA MARCHETTI at Pacifi c Union. Contact her at [email protected] or call 699-8008. Quality Tune-up 1175 Fell (@ Divisidero) (415) 626-6446 1953 WEBSTER STREET Soko Hardware 1698 Post (@ Buchanan) (415) 931-5510 his historic Italianate Victorian has been remodeled to be remarkably bright, spacious and well-laid out, while T Standard 5&10 Ace 3545 California (@ Spruce) (415) 751-5767 maintaining all its charm and character with 3 spacious bedrooms, 3.5 remodeled bathrooms, a large family room and a separate office/media room in an incredibly prime location off Whole Foods 1765 California (@ Franklin) (415) 674-0500 Fillmore Street. A “Walker’s Paradise”, this home has been rated with a WALKSCORE of 97!
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14 NEW FILLMORE September 2011 FOOD, DRINK & ENTERTAINMENT
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