Rooted in San Francisco: 10 Years of the Legacy Business Program

The San Francisco Public Library presents the opening reception for the exhibit “Rooted in San Francisco: 10 Years of the Legacy Business Program,” celebrating a decade of San Francisco’s Legacy Business Program and the longstanding small businesses that help shape the city’s cultural identity and neighborhood life.

The exhibition highlights a selection of San Francisco Legacy Businesses through historic photographs, signage, storytelling and archival materials that reflect the creativity, resilience and community connections built across generations. From neighborhood institutions to family-run storefronts, the featured businesses represent the people and places that continue to define San Francisco’s commercial corridors.

Presented in partnership with the Office of Small Business and the Legacy Business Program, the exhibition also explores the importance of preservation, continuity and local economic culture in a rapidly changing city.