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District 6 · Block 3754, Lot 016 · ZIP 94103

Victoria Manalo Draves Park

55 Sherman Street · South of Market

  • 109,997 ft2 lot area
  • Zoned P
  • Not a historic resource
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  1. 1900

    Built.

  2. Dec 2005
    Withdrawn Permit 200512271080

    Demolition of a one story school.

  3. 2006

    Columbia Square was renamed Victoria Manalo Draves Park in 2006, after the diver who won two gold medals at the 1948 Olympic Games and grew up in the neighbourhood. A Spanish-American War cannon from Subic Bay stood in the square until 1973.

    San Francisco Filipino Heritage: Addendum to the South of Market Historic Context Statement, 2013
  4. Oct 2007
    Filed Permit 200710175689 $$$ $275,000

    Install a new prefabricated modular building for restroom.

  5. Jan 2021
    Permit 202101042023 $$$ $600,000

    Addition of sports lighting at ballfield & basketball court. upgrades of pathway lighting. minor security updates to pathways, low walls, and fencing, to create better circulation and site visibility.

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline. The roll classes this parcel as a vacant lot and also gives it a build year of 1900.

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