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

Dalt Hotel c. 1910

Former Hotel Dale

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

1. Dalt Hotel c. 1910 Marker

Inscription. The tenants' mobilization and resistance to the planned conversion of the hotel in 1979 to a tourist hotel provided the catalyst for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors enactment of the SRO (Single Room Occupancy) Hotel Anti-Conversion Ordinance. Acquired and renovated by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation in 1998.

This Building is Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
Uptown Tenderloin Historic District

Erected by The Uptown Tenderloin Historic District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights.

Location. 37° 47.006′ N, 122° 24.587′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Tenderloin. It can be reached from Turk Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Turk Street, San Francisco CA 94102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dahlia Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Ambassador Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Warfield Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Hotel (about 300 feet away); B'nai Brith

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(about 300 feet away); Hotel Bristol (about 300 feet away); Compton's Cafeteria Riot - 1966 (about 300 feet away); Original Joe's (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

2. Dalt Hotel c. 1910 Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

3. Dalt Hotel c. 1910 Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

4. Dalt Hotel

This 7 story building, designed by architect Charles W. Dickey, was built in 1910 as the Dale Hotel. It was the long time home of McDonald's Books.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

5. Dalt Hotel

<b>The Tenderloin</b>, by Raina “Scar” Feger image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

6. The Tenderloin, by Raina “Scar” Feger

(Painted on a wall across Turk Street from the Dalt Hotel)

The Tenderloin

Nights hooded slayer arrives, shadows reaching and stretching to cloak the city

A small discarded street Opening scene …

Alcove displaying the focused space of fallen, rushed humanity on the midway of wonders, voluntary traps and empty hands
Stolen Bicycle moving fast
Asphalt dreamers and cocoon people watching the bottle caps spies taking notes on atrocities
Shatter the night
The Voice of reason has a hollow echo in the TL, Noises that spawn a hundred misdemeanors
In the hotel around the corner
Blind man sings to shower head wearing scuba gear, broken toe nails to rapt attention
A command performance tonight only,
Asian lady with roadmaps leading out of town imprinted on her face lets residents read the legend
No talking on the third floor
take the Elevator
Nut cases holding conversations with patient walls in the corridor, chamber door of desolation closes
Visiting hours over
Broken dolls sleep walking in the wretched decay
Revelry Just beginning

— Raina

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,342 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on November 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.