Comments on: Infographic: Fun Facts About San Francisco’s Tenderloin District

By: Dave, Zengage Editor

Dave, Zengage Editor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:28:00 +0000

It’s because that’s when the neighborhood officially became designated as the Tenderloin. During the 1906 earthquake, the section of San Francisco is the Tenderloin today had been decimated. It wasn’t until 1913 that the boundaries that make the Tenderloin today were formalized. You can read more here if you’re interested:
http://upfromthedeep.com/uptown-tenderloin/

By: Dave, Zengage Editor

Dave, Zengage Editor — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:24:00 +0000

Great! We’re always looking for a new watering hole! Let us know when you open and we’ll stop by for a drink.
editor[at]zendesk.com

By: Dave, Zengage Editor

Dave, Zengage Editor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:01:00 +0000

Thanks! We’re loving our new spot!

By: Duke Kim

Duke Kim — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:24:00 +0000

I love these random blogs. So unexpected from a “ticketing” software company. I stayed in the Tenderloin last year for the Faith No More concert at the Warfield. I didn’t think it was that rough. Enjoy the new digs!

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DS002 Gentrifizierung :: Datenschau — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:23:55 +0000

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By: Dave, Zengage Editor

Dave, Zengage Editor — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:57:00 +0000

Clippyt,

Thanks for the feedback. We’re really interested, and invested, in revitalizing the Tenderloin. We probably won’t escape the gentrification stigma, but we’d certainly like it to be a safer place–whatever that’s called. Please let me know if you have any info that you’d like us to post or would like to write some posts yourself.

By: Clippyt

Clippyt — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:53:00 +0000

This sounds like gentrifying propaganda. This article states that the area consisted of “luxury hotels, theaters etc.”, which paints the district as an upper class entertainment area of vice; when in fact the “luxury hotels” were actually Single Room Occupancy (SROs) hotels where working class laborers commonly stayed for long periods of time during economic booms. It should also be noted that the entertainment venues were actually affordable venues (movie houses, saloons etc.), and they were actually common in many cities; in fact you can see a second entertainment area of theaters along Mission Street. The theaters were for working class folks, which is evident in the fact that the Tenderloin area houses the only Irish bank in the City, away from the discriminating banks in the Financial District (read the story of the Bank of Italy to familiarize yourself with the banking history of the City). The Mission also had similar entertainment venues that are now also unterutilized because of the decline of this form of entertainment. In contrast, the Paramount Theater in Oakland was designed to be a grander theater for the suburbanites coming home on the trolley lines. Yes, the Tenderloin area was once a thriving center, but not in the way that this graphic tries to portray. Further, it declined because the working poor left the City with the decline of certain industries. Finally, many of the SROs were declared historic places because it helped preserve much needed housing for the remaining less fortunate folks in the area.

By: Dan Rosenbaum

Dan Rosenbaum — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Usually bad form to correct anyone on a name of a city that people use. San Francisco, San Fran, SFO and ‘Frisco all mean the same thing. No needs to be corrected about the city they love.

By: Ana Lucila Diazdeleon

Ana Lucila Diazdeleon — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:25:00 +0000

Great job!!! Thanks for being willing to help with the turn-around…and keep San Francisco vibrant.