Cyclone Warehouse was an underground venue in the Butcher Town area of San Francisco, California, between Potrero Hill and Hunter's Point. It was known for hosting eclectic events, and formerly served as headquarters to a loose collective of artists and artisans.
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The space was founded in 1992 by Troy Shelton, Nicolas Desbons, Todd Martinez, Carlos Alamo, Jeff DenBroeder, and Geordie Stevens, a group of students from the California College of Arts and Crafts. They built the space primarily from found materials.
Neighbors
The space was one of 15 bays in a larger warehouse - a mix of artists studios and small business workshops. Some of those neighbors have been "The Cave" (a rock venue in the 1990s run by Beky Bonk), Phase (seminal noise venue), Seemen (robotics artist), Ovarian Trolley (on Candy Ass Records), Who's on Third Studios, The Lodge, and Bay Area Metals (recycling center).
Hosted artists
Cyclone Warehouse hosted a long list of memorable events. Punk shows, industrial art, house/techno parties, dance performance, theater productions, circus, cabaret, and puppets were all part of the repertoire: