Temple (nightclub)

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Temple
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Temple San Francisco's main room in 2023
Temple (nightclub)
General information
Address540 Howard Street
San Francisco, California
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 37°47′17″N122°23′50″W / 37.78796°N 122.39724°W / 37.78796; -122.39724
Opened2007
Technical details
Floor count4
Other information
Public transit access
Website
https://templesf.com

Temple is a nightclub first established in San Francisco, with an additional location in Denver. With a San Francisco location south of Market Street near the Salesforce Tower and Transbay Transit Center, the club was opened in 2007 by entrepreneur Paul Hemming. Temple has been notable for being among the highest-grossing nightclubs by revenue in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 2010s.

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History and venue structure

Paul Hemming, owner of Temple Paul Hemming Temple 2023.png
Paul Hemming, owner of Temple
LVL 55, a separate nightclub part of the Temple venue Temple LVL 55 2023.jpg
LVL 55, a separate nightclub part of the Temple venue

Temple was first opened in 2007 by Paul Hemming. Hemming has stated his belief in nightclubs being a place where people can escape from reality, inspiring a spaceship theme into both the San Francisco and later Denver locations. Temple is noted for taking inspiration from 1980s science fiction films such as Tron and Blade Runner . Hemming also credits Burning Man with influencing the design of Temple, aiming to create an experience where people travel to a new world where "none of the rules on Earth apply". Temple's San Francisco location credits itself with having the first energy-generating dance floor in the United States, introduced in 2010, and Hemming eventually wishes to have all of his venues to not have to rely on electrical grids. [1] [2]

Temple's San Francisco location also opened LVL 55, a futuristically-designed basement level which acts as its own separate club. Open to patrons of Temple during most nights, LVL 55 hosts 15 VIP booths and acts as a slower-room playing West Coast hip-hop whilst Temple's main room plays faster songs. [3] [4] The San Francisco location additionally hosts a rooftop bar, named the Skyline Lounge by Temple, which hosts events usually during the afternoon. [5] [6]

Development

Temple's 2015 renovation, according to Architect Magazine, cost $2,000,000 and was completed by Deleap LLC for interior designs. The club spans 16,000 square feet. [7]

Revenue

In 2013, Temple was the 88th highest grossing club nationwide by estimated revenues, earning an estimated $5–$10 million; this also placed it as the second-highest grossing nightclub in San Francisco, trailing only 1015 Folsom which itself generated $10–$15 million. [8] [9] Two years later in 2015, Temple outperformed 1015 Folsom in revenue and became the Bay Area's highest grossing nightclub that year, as well as the only nightclub from the San Francisco Bay Area to be within the top 100 highest revenue-generating clubs nationally; the club ranked 24th in the United States with estimated revenues of $10–$15 million. According to Eater, Temple's high revenues that year are credited towards a 2014 renovation and the addition of various club and non-club related amenities such as a café, co-working spaces, improved lighting, and sound system improvements. [10]

Denver location

In 2017, Temple opened up its Denver location, its first outside of San Francisco. The location gained local recognition in 2022 for hiring its first female and youngest manager. Hemming has stated he aspires to open a Temple nightclub in various cities around the world beyond San Francisco and that he chose Denver first due to his friends' ties with the local market as well as Denver being "fertile soil" for his visions. [2] [11]

Notable performers

Sickick performing in Temple's main room Sickick at Temple SF.jpg
Sickick performing in Temple's main room

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