The Boarding House (nightclub)

The Boarding House was a nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California. Steve Martin's first three albums, Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, and Comedy Is Not Pretty were recorded there, in whole or in part. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Mason Williams, The Tubes, Talking Heads,[1] Old and in the Way, Randy Newman, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks,[2] Jim Croce, Harry Chapin and Tom Waits. British progressive rock group Camel played there on 6/26/76 in a performance that was broadcast on KSAN-FM, and cult favorites The Residents also first played there. Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno have said they first met at The Boarding House.[3]

Previous to the 1906 earthquake, the address was an apartment building called The Cecil.[4] After the earthquake and resulting fire, it was rebuilt as The Fitzgerald Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church and opened 25 August 1918; it ceased operation as a church in 1931 and re-opened 8 September 1931 as the Fine Arts Building and Auditorium. It was known by many names over the years, beginning with the Kamokila (1 June 1933), and the Royal Hawaiian Club (25 April 1935). From 5 March 1936 until 1939 it also housed the Federal Theatre, later known as the Federal Workshop. In 1942 it re-opened as Shangri La, and on 8 March 1943 it became the Bush Street Music Hall, the home of the perennially popular melodrama, The Drunkard, produced by Barry Breden. From March 1947 until January 1955 it operated as the Balalaika, and on 10 January 1950 became known as the Bush Street Theatre, home of the San Francisco Repertory Company; from 27 June 1956 until July 1960, it was Fack's II, and re-opened 26 September 1960 as Neve of SF; it was the Theatre Lab in 1966, and re-opened as The Quake 31 December 1967. It re-opened again as The Troubadour (North) 4 August 1970, owned by Doug Weston, who also owned the Hollywood folk and rock institution, The Troubadour. , finally becoming The Boarding House 21 February 1973. After a disastrous fire in April 1973, the building was torn down in July 1980 and replaced by condominiums.[5] A club with the same name was opened by owner Dave Allen[6] for a short time at 901 Columbus Ave in the city's North Beach district.

References

  1. ↑ The Boarding House - Rock and Roll Roadmaps
  2. ↑ DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS - SHOWS LIST
  3. ↑ (The Ellen Show, aired 01/29/2014)
  4. ↑ Re: the boarding house/steve martin
  5. ↑ Perkins, Laura. Bulldozers raze the building at 960 Bush St., the site of the Boarding House entertainment venue, leaving a hole to be filled with more condominiums. Boarding House owner David Allen says he plans to reopen the popular club at 901 Columbus Ave. July 25 with Lily Tomlin. Chronicle's archives: 1980 July 8, 2005
  6. ↑ Miller, Johnny Nightclub owner David Allen dies in 1984, May 24, 2009

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