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Twin Peaks Tavern is an American historic gay bar.It first opened in 1935 and is located at 401 Castro Street in the Castro District in San Francisco, California. [2] [3] It is one of the most famous bars in the Castro and features prominent oversized windows that were unveiled in 1972, something uncommonly seen in older gay bars. [2]
Badlands (sometimes Badlands San Francisco, Badlands SF, or San Francisco Badlands) is a gay bar and nightclub in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California. The bar opened in 1975 and closed in July 2020. [1] It reopened in October 2023. [2] [3] [4]
Toad Hall Bar is a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2] History. The site formerly housed The Pendulum.
The Castro is named after José Castro, a Californio politician who served as Governor of Alta California.. Castro Street was named after José Castro (1808–1860), a Californian leader of Mexican opposition to U.S. rule in California in the 19th century, and alcalde of Alta California from 1835 to 1836. [6]
Esta Noche (English: Tonight) was the first Latino gay bar in San Francisco and notably contributed to queer Latin culture. It operated from 1979 to 2014, and was located at 3079 16th Street between Valencia Street and Mission Street in San Francisco, California ( 37°51′27″N 122°24′29″W / 37.85746941419939°N 122. ...
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The number of San Francisco gay bars increased in the 1960s. [28] In 1973, there were 118 gay bars listed in the San Francisco Gay Yellow Pages, in 2011, there were 33. [125] The first gay bar to have clear windows was Twin Peaks Tavern, which removed its blacked-out windows in 1972. [6] The first gay Latino bar was Esta Noche, in 1979. [126]
The Black Cat Bar or Black Cat Café was a bar in San Francisco, California.It originally opened in 1906 and closed in 1921. The Black Cat re-opened in 1933 and operated for another 30 years.