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American activist (1924–2011)
Leroy Looper
BornLeroy Branch Looper
(1924-11-24)November 24, 1924
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 86)
San Francisco, CA, U.S.
Alma materAntioch University West
Occupation(s)Activist, Community organizer, Entrepreneur
Known forCo-founding the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, the Cadillac Hotel, Reality House West, and YouthBuild USA.
AwardsNEN Hall of Fame 2011

Leroy Branch Looper (November 24, 1924 – September 11, 2011), was an American community organizer and founder of several low-income housing facilities, programs for addiction recovery, and education initiatives in San Francisco. He was known by locals as "the father of the Tenderloin".

In 1979, Looper purchased the Cadillac Hotel in the Tenderloin, with the goal of saving the building and creating housing for the unhoused in the city within the single-residence occupancy (SRO) building.

References

  1. "The Autobiography of Leroy Looper". BeyondChron. 4 December 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. video: NEN Awards 2011 - NEN Hall of Fame - Leroy Looper Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Leroy Looper, Champion of the Down and Out, Dies". SFGate. 24 September 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  4. Young, Kerri (2021-01-19). "Landmark Tuesdays: The Cadillac Hotel". San Francisco Heritage. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. Barich, Bill (1987-10-04). "Board and Care". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

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