3520 20th St.

Looked at 3520 20th St #2 yesterday. I’d sort of been dubious of the level of foot traffic on 20th St., and not sure if it was enough to attract the customers I want. But I walked down the street on Saturday afternoon and was quite surprised how many people were on 20th now. I think the newish Rodger’s Coffee has helped a lot. It’s also a much wider, more open street then some of the others between Mission and Valencia, and that probably help some too.

As for the space itself, it’s in a brand new building, with not a whole lot of character or anything like that, but at the same time with no obvious problems. The floor plan is kinda odd, with a strange cubby holes branching off the main room, and a back room that could actually work well as separate gallery space, or even a reading lounge.

Another nice feature is the neighbor, Cameo, with Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper, a lovely purveyor of beekeeping supplies and honey products which just opened this week. Definitely stop by and check it out. The back wall is an amazing Kiriko Moth mural with steampunk bees, and a nice little zepling over the Bridge. Turns out Cameo herself a bit of fangirl herself and was was quite excited that Neil Gaiman is planning on stopping by the shop next week, as he keeps his own bee yard at home.