Sam Jordan's Bar
Historic building in San Francisco, California
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Sam Jordan's Bar is a historic building and a former working-class neighborhood bar (open from 1959 to 2019) located at 4004–4006 3rd Street in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco, California, U.S..[1][2][3] It is a San Francisco Designated Landmark (number 263) since February 6, 2013.[4][5] It also went by the name Sam Jordan's Bar and Grill.[6]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
| Sam Jordan's Bar | |
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| Location | 4004–4006 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37.741077°N 122.388860°W |
| Designated | February 6, 2013 |
| Reference no. | 263 |
  Location of Sam Jordan's Bar in San Francisco County  Sam Jordan's Bar (California) | |
History
It was founded by Sam Jordan, a light-heavyweight boxer and U. S. Navy World War II veteran.[1] Jordan won the championship diamond belt in 1948.[5] For 60 years the bar served as a gathering place for Bayview's community, and it was the oldest black-owned bar in the city.[1] The space served as a bar, a barbecue restaurant, and a nightclub.[5]
Sam Jordan's Bar appeared on the television series Bar Rescue (season 5, episode 8) in 2016, and received a remodel.[1][2][7] It closed in November 2019, after financially struggling for many years.[1]
