MEETINGS 2024
We hold live meetings, with a virtual option. Meetings start at 7 p.m. Congregation Sherith Israel is located at 2266 California Street, at Webster.
Parking: Check the signs. The surrounding streets contain several passenger white zones that are not active after 6 p.m. and can be used for parking in the evenings. Note that paid parking at the closest garage to Sherith Israel IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE after 7 pm at CPMC at 2100 Webster, AKA the Pacific Professional Building.
There is 24-hour parking available a half-block further north on Webster at 2401 Clay, with entry on Clay Street.
Muni: 1, 2, 22, 24.
Admission is free for members; there is a $10 admission for nonmembers. (More information can be found on the membership tab.)
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 7:00 P.M., live and on Zoom:
Richard Brandi on "The Colombo Arch"
Join us for our April presentation about a downtown relic of San Francisco's Italian-American history.
The Colombo Arch in Sydney Walton Square at Front and Jackson streets is the sole surviving element of the Colombo Market building. The building was constructed in 1894 and designed by the noted architect Clinton Day, who also designed the City of Paris building. The market served as the catalyst and epicenter of San Francisco's produce district until it was demolished in the early 1960s.
The Colombo Market was founded by Italian-American immigrants as a wholesale market for the produce that they grew on truck farms that dotted the Bay Area. The market served as an incubator for many prominent businesses, including A.P. Giannini’s Bank of Italy (later Bank of America) and the Del Monte Corporation.
The building was demolished as part of the Golden Gateway urban renewal project of the 1960s, but the arch was deliberately saved. Richard Brandi wrote the landmark nomination.
Native San Franciscan Richard Brandi is a historic preservation consultant who served on the board of the Western Neighborhood Project for 20 years. He has written case studies about many historic Bay Area buildings.
Zoom streaming is now available only for SFHA members. The San Francisco History Association will send out the Zoom link and password to current members on the morning of April 30. Check the website membershp tab to renew or obtain current membership. Please add info@sanfranciscohistory.org to your email address book, and check your spam or bulk mail folder.