Ericka Scott said she wants to spotlight the district’s longtime role as the center of Black life in San Francisco
A lifelong Fillmore resident has spent the better part of a year organizing walking tours to highlight the neighborhood’s history as the center of Black life in San Francisco.
“This is a very significant part of our history, part of our culture,” Scott said. “When we talk about our tours and our history, our art, a lot of our younger generations don’t have a clue.” Scott said she wants her tour to highlight those institutions, one of which is Marcus Books. A Black-owned bookstore founded in the Fillmore in 1960, Scott said urban renewal forced the shop to relocate several times. It ultimately found a home of more than 30 years at 1712 Fillmore St., the Victorian building that once housed the jazz club known as Jimbo’s Bop City.
Marcus Books didn’t make it in the long run either, closing its San Francisco location in 2014. Marcus Books still operates in Oakland at 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Like the private sector, The City shrinks office footprint to save money The mayor’s recent budget proposal shaves nearly $10 million in real-estate spending
Scott said the Boom Boom Room’s vibe and music make it one of the closest things the Fillmore still has to the clubs that were once so ubiquitous, making it a no-doubt stop on the eventual tour.
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