Tenderloin in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Dancing, Roller Skating & Bowling

1920 - 1977

— Uptown Tenderloin Lost Landmarks —

Dancing, Roller Skating & Bowling Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

1. Dancing, Roller Skating & Bowling Marker

Inscription. After the 1906 Earthquake, dance ballrooms and academies such as the Arcadia, Fisher's and Golden Gate Ballroom replaced the demolished Alhambra Theatre on this site. By the 1930's, roller skates replaced dancing shoes. In 1942, the Golobic family tossed the skates, created bowling lanes and launched the Downtown Bowl. It was a popular neighborhood spot for the next 35 years. Uptown Tenderloin Historic District

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 37° 47.045′ N, 122° 24.753′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Tenderloin. Marker is at the intersection of Jones Street and Eddy Street on Jones Street. on the edge of Father Alfred E. Boeddeker Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Screening Room - 1966-1980's (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Drake (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Antonia Manor (about 400 feet away); Cadillac Hotel (about 400 feet away); Hamlin Hotel (about 400 feet away); The Bulldog Baths (about

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500 feet away); Original Joe's (about 500 feet away); Gene Compton's Cafeteria Riot 1966 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Also see . . . Lost Landmarks. This marker is one of 9 Lost Landmark sidewalk plaques authorized by the Board of Supervisors on September 6, 2011. “These ‘Lost Landmark’ sites will greatly illuminate the forgotten history of these San Francisco sites of historic significance; now, therefore be it.” (Submitted on December 23, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

2. Dancing, Roller Skating & Bowling Marker

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015

3. Dancing, Roller Skating & Bowling Marker

The Corner of Eddy and Jones image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015

4. The Corner of Eddy and Jones

The location of the The Arcadia Dance Pavilion and the Downtown Bowl has been Father Alfred E. Boeddeker Park since 1985.

Boeddeker's Blooming Bounty image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

5. Boeddeker's Blooming Bounty

The steel fence panels at Boeddeker Park are the work of Amy Blackstone.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015

6. Boeddeker's Blooming Bounty

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015

7. Boeddeker's Blooming Bounty

Drugs and Violence Do Not Belong Here image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015

8. Drugs and Violence Do Not Belong Here

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.