You might be wondering why we keep asking so many questions.
Because we don’t want to decide everything that happens here.
We have plenty of ideas for 521 Broadway.
But if we’re creating a space for Sonoma, we think Sonoma should have a hand in shaping it.
What would you come here for? What would you teach? What would you want to learn?
What could this town use more of?
Maybe, in its own little way, we’re building a love letter to Sonoma.
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Your turn.
We have ideas for this space. We want yours, too.
So we put one question in the window: What should happen here?
Consider this our community R&D: a chance for the neighborhood to help shape whatever comes next.
Follow along to see where the ideas lead.
This is the in-between moment.
The shelves, pews and piano are already gone, but the bones remain.
We’re keeping the reverence, making room for what comes next and building something new from what endures.
What would you preserve?
Progress.
Not the dramatic kind yet; the careful kind.
Protecting what stays, preparing what changes, and moving 521 Broadway forward one line at a time.
@521broadway holds many stories.
Did someone in your family belong to the Odd Fellows? Did they sign a ledger in this hall, or sneak into a dance held here?
Do you remember Ruggles Music piping songs onto the sidewalk? A glass of wine at Bump Tasting Room? Finding a wedding vendor at The Collective?
521 has had many stewards and worn many names over the years, and we’re looking for stories about all of them.
Share with us what you know.
We just acquired this architectural gem with deep Sonoma roots. It’s a blank canvas that meets living history.
Stay tuned for more & the magic we hope to bring to the community!
Through this window lie decades of stories.
Built as a gathering place, this historic Sonoma Odd Fellows building has hosted countless meetings, celebrations, and moments that shaped our community.
Now it’s waiting for its next chapter.
What would you bring to this space?
