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201–205 Columbus Avenue

Chinatown · San Francisco, CA 94133

  • Built 1907
  • Store building
  • 3 stories
  • Zoned BDWY
  • District 3
  • Historic status: historic resource
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2,913 sq ftBuilding area
967 sq ftLot area
6Rooms · 3 baths
  1. 1913

    The photography studio of J. B. Monaco, one of at least six Italian-owned studios on the 1913 Sanborn map, occupied the upper floor here; the city's survey records the building's large windows and skylights as still visible.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  2. 1967

    Mr. Bing's traces its business here to 1967; the city's survey lists it among North Beach's legacy bars, restaurants and businesses, a concentration it records as the highest in the city.

    North Beach Historic Context Statement, adopted 2022
  3. Dec 1993

    Reroofing.

    Complete Permit 9321106 $$$ $3,870
  4. Aug 2016

    Bar remodel and bathroom upgrade to be ada compliant.

    Complete Permit 201608316457 $$$ $40,000

3 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permits are omitted from the timeline.

Not yet documented: the architect and builder, the early tenants and the date of the last recorded sale. Submit an update