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518–530 Ellis Street

Name: 518–530 Ellis Street
Address: 518-530 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, 94109, US

Tenderloin · San Francisco, CA 94109

37.7849, −122.4150 Street View appears here once a Google Maps embed key is configured.

23,880 sq ftBuilding area

8,245 sq ftLot area

90Rooms · 36 baths

1962

The Why Not, the first leather bar in San Francisco, which opened here in 1962 and closed within a few months.

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
Sep 1982

Additions alterations or repairs.

Expired Permit 8207863 $$$ $2,000
Jun 1988

New medical office on the ground floor.

Complete Permit 8808332 $$$ $6,000
Apr 1989

Re - roofing.

Expired Permit 8905850 $$$ $9,000

1 nominal $1 street-space or sidewalk permit is omitted from the timeline.

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