480–498 Castro Street

1. 1900

   Built.

2. 1971

   Toad Hall opened, the first gay bar to drop a jukebox for mix tapes and the first to offer a clean, well-decorated space in a hip atmosphere, and is credited with drawing many gay men to the Castro. Its owners made the first appeal to the City Board of Permit Appeals against a denied dance hall permit in 1972, believing the denial discriminatory; the Eureka Valley Merchants Association spoke against the permit and the board denied it. On Labor Day 1974 police attacked gay men outside the bar and beat dozens, jailing fourteen for obstructing a sidewalk. Toad Hall closed in 1978. The A & D Club, a postwar neighbourhood bar, was earlier at this address.

   Eureka Valley Historic Context Statement, adopted 2017
3. 1981

   Bobbi Campbell (1952-1984), the first American to publicly share that he had AIDS, posted photographs of his lesions in the window of the Star Pharmacy here to warn the neighbourhood about what was then called gay cancer. He went on to write a column in the Bay Area Reporter about living with AIDS, to co-found the group that became People with AIDS, and to organise the first AIDS Candlelight March, from Castro Street to Civic Center, in 1983.

   Eureka Valley Historic Context Statement, adopted 2017
4. 1981

   Star Pharmacy, whose storefront windows carried the first handmade posters warning the neighbourhood of the new disease in December 1981.

   Donna J. Graves and Shayne E. Watson, Citywide Historic Context Statement for LGBTQ History in San Francisco, San Francisco Planning Department, adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission November 18, 2015
5. Feb 1984

   Permit 8401298 $$$ $17,500

   Remodel bath-new tub vanity sr, paint trim tile shower/floor.

6. Jun 1984

   Permit 8406091 $$$ $160,000

   Remodel store-fl./clngs./pntg, wall alter.-plumbing.& electrical.

7. Jan 1985

   Permit 8500028 $$$ $4,000

   Remodel existing bath, remove old plaster, tub fixtures.

8. Feb 1985

   Permit 8501125 $$$ $1,500

   Remodel kitchen.

9. Apr 1985

   Permit 8503244 $$$ $150,000

   Rebuild upstairs residential flats back rooms/bld. small rm.

10. May 1985

    Permit 8505092 $$$ $10,000

    Patch sheet rock paint, new cabinets in kitchen.

11. Aug 1985

    Permit 8508586 $$$ $849

    Erect sign.

12. Jun 1986

    Permit 8607037 $$$ $70,000

    Horizontal extension, expansion of 1st fl storage area.

13. Apr 1987

    Permit 8704262 $$$ $100

    Details of dumpster area in work under appl. # 8607037.

14. Jul 1987

    Permit 8710174 $$$ $120,000

    Remodel bar space as addition in adjacent space/wall opening.

15. Jan 1988

    Permit 8800837

    Wall or painted sign.

16. Jan 1988

    Permit 8800838 $$$ $1,350

    Sign - erect.

17. Jan 1988

    Permit 8800839 $$$ $1,350

    Sign - erect.

18. May 1988

    Permit 8806643 $$$ $5,000

    Install new canvas awnings over display windows.

19. May 1990

    Permit 9010571 $$$ $45,806

    Reroofing.

20. Mar 1991

    Permit 9104054 $$$ $25,000

    Comply with handicap citation, install hydraulic lift.

21. Feb 1996

    Permit 9601802 $$$ $7,000

    Kitchen remodel.

22. Oct 1996

    Permit 9620268 $$$ $25,000

    Replace existing kitchen with new cabinet and appliances.

23. Jul 1997

    Permit 9712093 $$$ $45,000

    Install 1 hour photo center per plans.

24. Aug 1998

    Permit 9816915 $$$ $1

    Renew 9800371.

25. Oct 1999

    Permit 9922838 $$$ $200,000

    New addition to existing store (combine 2 retail space to 1).

26. Sep 2000

    Permit 200009231373 $$$ $1

    Revise to ap #9922838 struct detail correctproposed const type infor fr v-1hr to v-n & provide struc.

27. Mar 2001

    Issued Permit M15605 $$$ $1,000,000

    Street space.

28. Apr 2001

    Permit 200104187078 $$$ $1

    Provide automatic door opening device.

29. Jun 2001

    Permit 200106222131 $$$ $1

    Revise to app #9922838 per building inspector remove platform install room floor.

30. Jul 2001

    Permit 200107254490 $$$ $12,000

    Revise to app #9922838 200009231373 200101260650 200104187078 provide new opening stairway per plans.

31. Dec 2009

    Permit 200912102969 $$$ $3,615

    Install 1 patio doorin kind into existing frames, no change in size or location. patio door do not face the street.patio door will have a u factor of.30 will be doubled pane. replace in kind. no structural work.

32. Dec 2010

    Permit 201012227190 $$$ $20,000

    Replace damaged floor joist & sub floor.

33. Apr 2012

    Permit 201204309441 $$$ $3,000

    Repair dry rot at back stair less than 50% in kind.

34. Sep 2014

    Issued Permit 201409156301 $$$ $143,303

    Tenant improvements: interior renovations, replace with new fixtures and finishes, thorough cleaning; maher n/a.

35. Sep 2016

    Issued Permit 201609278872 $$$ $2,000

    Install new furnace system. replace existing ductwork to install new ductwork.

36. Nov 2019

    Issued Permit M1168867 $$$ $1,025

    Remove 482, 484, 490, 492, 494 castro st from 2647/033.

37. Oct 2022

    Permit 202210074021 $$$ $24,430

    Install handicap stairlift from interior entryway @ ground fl to access upper fl.

38. Oct 2024

    Permit 202410032236 $$$ $35,000

    Bathroom remodel: update wiring to code new led lights fixtures throught the unit. (no work in kitchen).

39. Feb 2025

    Permit 202502039535 $$$ $35,000

    Bathroom remodel. no work in kitchen. update wiring in the unit. led light fixtures throughout the unit.

5 nominal $1 street-space permits and 10 expired or cancelled permits are omitted.