615–617 Jackson Street

1. 1907

   Built.

2. 1921

   Purcell's Cafe, generally known as the Olympia Cafe, was operating here by 1921 under Lester Mapp, having moved from Columbus Avenue; the photographer Arnold Genthe called it the most famous and most infamous of the Barbary Coast resorts.

   African American Citywide Historic Context Statement, adopted 2024
3. Mar 1982

   Permit 8202100 $$$ $500

   Building use: assembly.

4. Feb 1984

   Permit 8401603 $$$ $8,000

   Parapet safety program.

5. Mar 1989

   Permit 8904126

   Painted or other non-structural sign.

6. Aug 1998

   Issued Permit 9815051 $$$ $60,000

   Steel frame & fndtn infront, tie each floor to exterior walls.

7. Jun 2011

   Issued Permit M266726 $$$ $159

   Add address for 2nd floor hotel (8 rooms).

8. Nov 2013

   Permit 201311081508 $$$ $12,000

   Tenant improvement of existing restaurant (new ownership) - frame for new bar counter, construct new accessible restroom at ground floor.

9. Apr 2014

   Permit 201404113064 $$$ $4,200

   Modified 21 fire sprinkler heads for dining room remodel in existing restaurant.

10. Mar 2018

    Permit 201803194069 $$$ $10,000

    Replace floor tile & paint kitchen.

10 expired or cancelled permits are omitted.