Saga of a San Francisco ‘Historic Laundromat’

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The laundromat at 2918 Mission St. wasn't "historic" after all, but would-be developer Robert Tillman was thwarted last week nevertheless. Photo by Lola M. Chavez/Mission Local

By Joe Eskenazi, Mission Local
First things first, here it is. Here’s the 137-page historical study of a laundromat, underwritten to the tune of $23,000 by Robert Tillman, who hopes to build an eight-story, 75-unit tower atop where the washers and dryers now churn at Mission and 25th streets.

And it turns out that, decades ago, several groups whose actions have helped shape the Mission did meet here, organize here, paint murals here — but the building was subsequently revamped and converted into a laundromat. So this structure is not historical.

It’s a laundromat.

Read the complete story at Mission Local.

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