7th and Market Street
SOMA/Mid Market
The Odd Fellows Temple (you can read my post about the IOOF building here) is getting a CVS on the ground floor. Artist Richard L. Perri has brightened up the construction zone with a really fun mural.
Richard L. Perri has a studio in the Odd Fellows Building. Born in Rockville Center, New York, Perri studied at the San Francisco Art Institute.
MidMa stands for Mid Market District. According to their website: The Mid Market district has historically been an art center. During its heyday (mid 1900’s) it was a vibrant and star-studded hub for theater and entertainment. Since the 1960’s the area experienced a decline in activity. Theaters closed their doors, storefronts were boarded up and people stopped coming. Then slowly, over time, the artists moved in.
One building in particular the Odd Fellows, became an art center for these artists….
The artists are being booted out?
The doctor looks odd with his hat on but i like it
No, RedPat – the ground floor was always retail, the CVS is just a remodel of that space. So far, the artists are still able to rent the upstairs rooms, but with rent the way it is in San Francisco, we shall see how long that lasts.
The colors really brighten up the wall.
Once the artists move in, it is only a matter of time before the area surges forth and becomes viable again and yet they are so often treated with little respect.