Vesuvio Cafe is a historic bar in San Francisco, California, United States. Located at 255 Columbus Avenue, across an alley from City Lights Bookstore, the building was designed and built in 1913 by Italian architect Italo Zanolini, and remodeled in 1918.[1]
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Location | North Beach, San Francisco, United States |
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Type | Bar |
Opened | 1948 |
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History
editThe bar was founded in 1948 by Henri Lenoir,[2] and was frequented by a number of Beat Generation celebrities including Jack Kerouac,[3] Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Neal Cassady.
Former part-owner and manager emeritus Leo Riegler died in 2017.[4]
The common alley shared with City Lights was originally called "Adler" but was renamed "Jack Kerouac Alley" in 1988. The alley was refurbished and converted to pedestrian only in 2007.[5]
References
edit- ^ King, John (May 18, 2013). "Vesuvio provides portal to city's spirit". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Celli, Robert. "Vesuvio Café". foundsf.org. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ Jacobs, Rodger (May 28, 2009). "Depression 2.0: Sunday in Kerouac Alley". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ "Leo H. Riegler Obituary". legacy.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ Nolte, Carl (March 30, 2007). "San Francisco / Kerouac Alley has face-lift". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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