THE AREA where the Fillmore, Pacific Heights and Japantown come together is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in one of the world’s great cities — a small town in the big city with a past. This section features favorite stories from the New FIllmore archives.
Fillmore: Forever New
Throughout its history, the Fillmore has re-invented itself
The Jewish Fillmore
Before it was Harlem, the Fillmore was Jewish
Harlem of the West
The Fillmore jazz scene was known worldwide
The Washington-Jackson Line
Cable cars brought riders to Pacific Heights until 1956
Filmed in Pacific Heights
In Pacific Heights, Hollywood has often come calling
Art of the Fillmore
Fillmore concert posters created a new art form
PLACES
The Can-Do Did Do
Minnie’s Can-Do Club was the hippest place in town
The Peoples Temple
Jim Jones took many from the Fillmore to their death in the Jonestown jungle
Donut Hole Stories
Everybody hung out at Fillmore and California
Fabulous Fillamento
Once upon a time there was a magical store on Fillmore Street
The Brown Bag
A stationery store that had it all
Pacific Heights Bar & Grill
It was the neighborhood gathering place
PEOPLE
Bill Graham & the Fillmore
When Big Mama Thornton came to town
Mary Ellen Pleasant’s Legendary Life
A pioneering African-American entrepreneur
The Mayor of Fillmore
The hat lady was the self-proclaimed mayor of the street
Leon: King of Barbecue
His was the last of the old-time Fillmore barbecue joints
Life in the Express Line
When James Moore retired, the neighborhood noticed
A Good Egg
For 40 years, Phil Dean ran Fillmore Hardware