Goodman Building

The Goodman Building on Geary Boulevard stands as a relic of nineteenth-century San Francisco architecture, originally constructed around eighteen sixty for French-born Joseph Emeric. While it began as a series of townhouses, the structure underwent significant transformations after the nineteen-oh-six earthquake and fire, expanding into a residential hotel to accommodate the city's desperate need for housing. Its Victorian facade hides a history far more communal than its early origins suggest, marking it as a unique survivor in a neighborhood that has seen rapid redevelopment. Continue