Comments on: About that old police station

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 21:22:49 +0000

Tracy Chapman does own and live there. I friend of my did extensive ceiling murals in there for her. It is an absolutely amazing gem!

By: Yar

Yar — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:02:56 +0000

Yes…she lives on Dolores Street.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:53:34 +0000

Link doesn’t work. Is there another link you can give us? Maybe it’s private?

By: HarveyMILF

HarveyMILF — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 02:04:23 +0000

You can see all the names on the deeds going back to the 90s here-
http://www.criis.com/webtemp/67.161.21.232/apn_list.html

By: Jim Chi

Jim Chi — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:03:53 +0000

I seem to remember reading in “Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist” by Alexander Berkman or maybe “Living My Life” by Emma Goldman that Berkman was held in that jail temporarily before being deported…. I dont have time to research it to verify, but if someone else does it would be interesting…

By: Brandon Cruz

Brandon Cruz — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:16:52 +0000

I have the picture in my mind! For real – it’s from the 80s though – pre-digital, sorry.

By: Pacific Standard Simon

Pacific Standard Simon — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:39:49 +0000

That’s much better than anything I ever managed to shoot of that building.

By: Skyscraper

Skyscraper — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:26:05 +0000

Jealous

By: Skyscraper

Skyscraper — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:25:09 +0000

I heard about the Chapman connection from everyone I know at the rite spot. Doesnt make it true but they seem like they’d be a semi credible source. Its a beautiful building.

By: troll

troll — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:45:44 +0000

I thought she lived near Dolores

By: Shotwellian

Shotwellian — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:01:32 +0000

I’ve always been curious what the old (Pepsi?) bottling plant at 17th and Valencia looked like before it was replaced by the new police station. Anyone have a picture of that?

By: Miss Mish

Miss Mish — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:52:59 +0000

Richard Pike was the antique dealer. He showed me some of the solitary cells that were still there. I’ve been a good boy ever since.

By: Britta

Britta — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 08:02:43 +0000

That could make sense – http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2007/03/05/rumblings_and_bumblings.php says she was at planning meetings about the building at some point, and http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/2002-let-it-rain/ mentions a photo shoot she did there, so it does sound like she’s fond of the building.

And nice, I’d forgotten to dig around the city’s database. That links to a great historical resource document with photos of 1906 earthquake damage: http://sf-planning.org/ftp/files/gis/Showplace/Docs/3573008.pdf

By: Britta

Britta — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 07:47:08 +0000

Hmm, it’s not zoned for residential use (http://propertymap.sfplanning.org/?&search=3057%2017TH%20ST), so I’m guessing it’s not being used as a living space right now.

By: thomas Gomez

thomas Gomez — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:10:10 +0000

I worked for Pg&e fot 42 years. A native San Franciscan I had access to many buildings. Bacl in the 90′s a man bouhgt the old police station. He restored the interior, which had large spacious rooms in the Classical style. For a short time he sold antiques therr