Fillmore District | |
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 The Fillmore Auditorium on Fillmore and Geary | |
| Nicknames: The Fillmore, The Moe, Fillmoe, The FeeMoe, Filthy Moe, The Mighty Westside, Harlem of the West | |
  Fillmore District Location within Central San Francisco | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 122°25′32″W / 37.78086°N 122.42542°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| City and county | San Francisco |
| Named for | Fillmore Street and Millard Fillmore |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Dean Preston |
| • Assemblymember | Matt Haney (D)[1] |
| • State senator | Scott Wiener (D)[1] |
| • U. S. rep. | Nancy Pelosi (D)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.463 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| • Land | 0.463 sq mi (1.20 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 12,934 |
| • Density | 27,919/sq mi (10,780/km2) |
| [3] | |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 94102, 94109, 94115, 94117 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
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The Fillmore District is a historical neighborhood in San Francisco located to the southwest of Nob Hill, west of Market Street and north of the Mission District.[4] The Fillmore District began to rise to prominence after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. As a result of not being affected by the earthquake itself nor the large fires that ensued, it quickly became one of the major commercial and cultural centers of the city.[4]
After the earthquake, the district experienced a large influx of diverse ethnic populations as other neighborhoods in San Francisco would not allow non-whites to move there.[5] It began to house large numbers of African Americans, Japanese and Jews. Each group significantly contributed to the local culture and earned the Fillmore district a reputation for being "One of the most diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco".[6] In particular, the district was known for having the largest jazz scene on the west coast of the United States up until its decline in the 1970s. A large Japantown was also historically located in the Fillmore District although technically it does not lie within the borders of the district today.[4][7]
During the late 1960s and 1970s, city leaders campaigned for "Urban Renewal" with plans centering around the Fillmore District.[5] The forced removal of African American residents led to a decline of the jazz scene in the area. However, there are claims that jazz in the district has rebounded in recent years.[7]
The redevelopment of the Fillmore remains a controversial issue. Many of those forced to move from the district call that redevelopment a "Negro Removal" and a product of racism.[8] The city planners claim redevelopment was a way to combat the extremely high rates of crime in the area and to reinvigorate the local economy.[8][9]
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- ^ a b c "Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco, California (CA), 94102, 94109, 94115, 94117 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ a b c Oaks, Robert F. San Francisco's Fillmore District. [electronic resource]. n.p.: Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia, c2005., 2005.Ignacio: USF Libraries Catalog, EBSCOhost.
- ^ a b Taylor, Bianca (2020-06-25). "How 'Urban Renewal' Decimated the Fillmore District, and Took Jazz With It | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Fillmore Timeline 1860 - 2001." PBS. PBS, 2001. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
- ^ a b McConnell, Amy. "Jazzed up: San Francisco's Fillmore district swings again." Sunset 2004: 42. General Reference Center Gold. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
- ^ a b Harris, April L. "Fillmore District, San Francisco | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed." Fillmore District, San Francisco. BlackPast, 2007. Web. 3 Nov. 2016.
- ^ Pepin, Elizabeth, and Lewis Watts. Harlem Of The West : The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era. n.p.: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2006., 2006. Ignacio: USF Libraries Catalog. Web. 24 Oct. 2016.