Union Square in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Hotel Bristol
c. 1908
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
1. Hotel Bristol Marker
Hotel Belmont
This Building is Listed in The
National Register of
Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 37° 47.048′ N, 122° 24.551′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Union Square. It is at the intersection of Mason Street and Eddy Street, on the right when traveling north on Mason Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 Mason 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ambassador Hotel (a few steps from this marker); West Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); B'nai Brith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dalt Hotel c. 1910 (about 300 feet away); Dahlia Hotel (about 400 feet away); Andrew S. Hallidie (about 400 feet away); Original Joe's (about 500 feet away); Warfield Hotel (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
Additional commentary.
1. Valerie Solanas
Valerie Solanas whom was a part of the radical feminist movement,and attempted to kill Andy Warhol back in
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— Submitted January 6, 2025, by David Hanson of Peoria, Illinois.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
2. Hotel Bristol Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
3. Hotel Bristol
This 4 story building was built by an unknown architect in 1908. According to Kaylya Zukofsky, “The Hotel Bristol apparently was the home to Richard Ramirez, better known as the Night Stalker Serial Killer as well as Valerie Solanis, the failed assassin of Andy Warhol who died there in 1983.”
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
4. Hotel Bristol
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
5. The Breakers Cafe
“Rigo every night at the Breaker's Cafe, Eddy and Mason - S. McNaugton, Mgr. 1910” Mural reproducing a 1910 Postcard on the wall of the Bristol Hotel.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015
6. Mural
Academy of Art University
Students
Jae Chan Lee
Amanda Plummer
Layla Skramstad
Katrina Valdez
M. Weins
Carol Nunnolly - Coach
Martha Wade - Coach
The Wolf Pack
Uptown Tenderloin
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,174 times since then and 184 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 24, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
