Cadillac Hotel

Cadillac Hotel A historic landmark serving low income people in the Tenderloin. The hotel even had its own furrier.

The Cadillac Hotel was the first non-profit “Single-Residence Occupancy” (SRO) hotel West of the Mississippi. It provides supportive housing for approximately 160 tenants and is an official San Francisco landmark. Built the year after the 1906 earthquake, the Cadillac was home to wealthy visitors in the first part of the Twentieth Century. It was briefly owned in the 1960s by GAP founder Don Fishe

r who removed some of its historic detail. In 1977, the Cadillac was bought by the non-profit Reality House West, led by Leroy and Kathy Looper. Thirty-five years later, Kathy Looper and her family are still actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the hotel. For over three decades the Cadillac has provided affordable housing and support services for thousands of low-income single adults who would otherwise have no place to go. The original Grand Ballroom was leased for many years by Newman’s Gym, a legendary training facility for boxers. Muhammad Ali and Mayor Willie Brown are said to have worked out there. When its owner, Billy Newman passed away in 1995, the Loopers leased the space to a federal Head Start program which promotes school readiness and provides health and social services for children up to three years old. This is in keeping with the Loopers efforts over many years, to maintain the residential character of the Tenderloin. There is not enough space here to describe the Loopers life of giving. Leroy Looper, who passed away in 2011, was known as “The Father of the Tenderloin”. He and his wife, Kathy, have dedicated their lives to letting people who are down on their luck — know that someone cares about them.

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380 Eddy St
San Francisco, CA
94102-2697

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(415) 673-7223

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The Cadillac Hotel was the first non-profit “Single-Residence Occupancy” (SRO) hotel West of the Mississippi. It provides supportive housing for approximately 160 tenants and is an official San Francisco landmark. Built the year after the 1906 earthquake, the Cadillac was home to wealthy visitors in the first part of the Twentieth Century. The hotel even had its own furrier. It was briefly owned in the 1960s by GAP founder Don Fisher who removed some of its historic detail. In 1977, the Cadillac was bought by the non-profit Reality House West, led by Leroy and Kathy Looper. Thirty-five years later, Kathy Looper and her family are still actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the hotel. For over three decades the Cadillac has provided affordable housing and support services for thousands of low-income single adults who would otherwise have no place to go. The original Grand Ballroom was leased for many years by Newman’s Gym, a legendary training facility for boxers. Muhammad Ali and Mayor Willie Brown are said to have worked out there. When its owner, Billy Newman passed away in 1995, the Loopers leased the space to a federal Head Start program which promotes school readiness and provides health and social services for children up to three years old. This is in keeping with the Loopers efforts over many years, to maintain the residential character of the Tenderloin. There is not enough space here to describe the Loopers life of giving. Leroy Looper, who passed away in 2011, was known as “The Father of the Tenderloin”. He and his wife, Kathy, have dedicated their lives to letting people who are down on their luck — know that someone cares about them.