It Started Nearly 100 Years Ago
While Patrick J. Ruane, Inc. was originally begun in San Francisco,
today the company is located in South San Francisco, but it all started
nearly a century ago when two brothers set off for America from their
native Ireland.
Patrick and his brother Malachy, the father of Jim Ruane who leads the
company today, arrived in San Francisco in the early 1900's. The
brothers joined the Plasterers' and Shophands' Local Union 66 and began
the learning process that would take them on a journey where they would
have a hand in building projects that were destined to become
architectural classics across the San Francisco landscape including the San Francisco Veteran's War Memorial Building
and the War Memorial Opera Building as well as city icons like Coit Tower, a landmark recognized around the world, where
Jim's dad was the plastering foreman.
In 1940 the brothers set out on their own. Patrick founded Patrick J. Ruane Plastering where his brother Malachy joined
him as a plasterer and rose to the position of plastering superintendent, eventually acquiring the company in the early
1960's. Today, under Jim's leadership the company employs a work force of artisans, craftsmen and support staff to tackle
new projects using the time honored techniques of the past to keep and restore classic buildings while utilizing the latest
processes needed to create today's modern masterpieces.
283 WATTIS WAY • SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO • CALIFORNIA 94080-6715 • 650 616-7676 • FAX 650 616-4750 • © 2004 PATRICK J. RUANE, INC.