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The Suicide Club was a secret society in San Francisco, which lasted from 1977–82. It is credited as the first modern extreme urban exploration society, [1] [2] and also known for anarchic group pranks. [3] [4] Despite its name, the club was not actually about suicide. Rather the club focused on people facing their fears and engaging in ...
The Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre was a strip club at 895 O'Farrell Street near San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Having opened as an X-rated movie theater by Jim and Artie Mitchell on July 4, 1969, the O'Farrell was one of America's most notorious adult-entertainment establishments.
Death Guild opened on March 15, 1993, [1] and is currently held every Monday at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Death Guild has always been an 18-and-over dance club, a rarity in San Francisco where most dance clubs are 21+. Death Guild has also been the promoter of most of the gothic and industrial live shows in San Francisco since the mid-1990s.
The Rebel Cafe: America’s Nightclub Underground and the Public Sphere, 1934-1963 (PDF). University of Maryland, College Park. Doctor of Philosophy, 2014 Dissertation Directed by: Professor James Gilbert Department of History; Interview about 'hungry i' exhibit at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (March 2007)
The Purple Onion was a celebrated cellar club in the North Beach area of San Francisco, California, located at 140 Columbus Avenue (between Jackson and PacificWith an intimate, 80-person setting, the club was a popular influence in local music and entertainment during the Beat era of the 1950s and 1960s.
However, in August 2007, it once again became the Condor Club, once more featuring go-go dancers. The current Condor Club is branded as "San Francisco's Original Gentlemen's Club." [12] In 2022 the Condor Club was added to the San Francisco Legacy Business registry, a program aimed at supporting historic businesses in the city. [2]
It was the breeding ground for underground electronic music, which now has morphed into a multi-billion dollar business. I first set foot into the Park Plaza Hotel as a 19-year-old.
The Friends of Perfection Commune is an American Utopian community in San Francisco, California. [1] The commune was founded in 1967 on principles of a common treasury, group marriage, free anonymous art, gay liberation, and selfless service.