King Ubu Gallery – a reference to Ubu Roi – which was founded by artist Jess Collins in 1952. Before its association with art and poetry, it was an auto repair shop. In 1995, literary pilgrim Tony Willard wrote of the location, "3119 Fillmore stands in the middle of block's west side, canary yellow with royal blue awnings, black flower boxes full of exuberant geraniums at the second-story windows. It houses a store called Silkroute International, whose rugs and pillows spill onto the sidewalk." The Gallery's 3119 address no longer exists, but a podium and plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reading of "Howl" stand on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant at 3115 Fillmore. The black flower boxes are still there, without exuberant geraniums. Footnotes External links Drunk Poetry Fans and the First Reading of ‘Howl’", Time magazine, October 7, 2015. Literary Kicks: Six Gallery About "Howl" in Performance Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Oral history interview with Wally Hedrick, 1974 June 10–24 Beat Generation Jack Kerouac 1955 in the United States History of San Francisco