The Boarding House (nightclub)

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The Boarding House was a nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California. Much of Steve Martin's first album, Let's Get Small was recorded there. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Talking Heads and Tom Waits.

Previous to the 1906 earthquake, the address was an apartment building called The Cecil. After the earthquake and resulting fire, it was rebuilt as a theater and known by many names over the years, including the Kamokila; The Royal Hawaiian Theater; The Bush Street Music Hall; The Balalaika Music Hall, finally becoming The Boarding House in 1971. The building was torn down in July, 1980 and replaced by condominiums. A club with the same name was opened by owner Dave Allen for a short time at 901 Columbus Ave in the city's North Beach district.