The Cadillac and Hotel & The Legacy of Affordable Housing in the TL

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Join the Tenderloin Museum and SF Heritage for a special presentation on the history of the Cadillac Hotel, a landmarked building in the heart of the Tenderloin that pioneered a model for non-profit supportive SRO housing in San Francisco and presently the physical home of the Tenderloin Museum.

Built in 1907, the Cadillac Hotel opened as a stately accommodation for wealthy visitors to a thriving Tenderloin district; but in its long tenure has lived many lives! Kerri Young, Communications and Programs Manager for SF Heritage, will give an overview of the history and architecture of the Cadillac, the storied “Newman’s” boxing gym, and the imaginative preservation work of Leroy and Kathy Looper that transformed the Cadillac into a neighborhood anchor, “The House of Welcome.” Then, Kathy Looper, the Cadillac Hotel co-founder and TLM board president, will be joined by Arnie Lerner, SF Heritage’s former staff architect who worked on the Cadillac’s 1977 restoration, to discuss their experience with the Cadillac’s restoration as well as its role in the neighborhood today.

*This FREE virtual program on Zoom.

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