EXPERIENCE UNIQUE TENDERLOIN NIGHTLIFE.
THOUGH ITS ONCE-THRIVING HUB OF GLITTERING GAY DIVES, JAZZ CLUBS, AND
BATHHOUSES HAVE CHANGED WITH TIME OR DISAPPEARED ENTIRELY, THE
TENDERLOIN’S VIBRANT LEGACY AND ACTIVIST SPIRIT CONTINUE TO LIVE ON
IN SAN FRANCISCO’S HISTORIC WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY, JOIN US FOR AN ADULTS-ONLY EVENING TOUR WHICH
CELEBRATES THE LOCAL LANDMARKS THAT ONCE MADE THE TENDERLOIN A REFUGE
FOR ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND ICONOCLASTS. LEARN ABOUT SOME OF
AMERICA’S OLDEST X-RATED ESTABLISHMENTS; HISTORIC LGBT HANGOUTS; THE
“SCREAMING QUEENS” WHO LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPTON’S
TRANSGENDER CULTURAL DISTRICT, AND MORE.
WE’LL EXPERIENCE TENDERLOIN NIGHTLIFE AND VISIT ICONIC LOCAL DIVES
AND BURGEONING SUPPER CLUBS: ONE STOP INCLUDES A VISIT AUNT
CHARLIE’S, THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S LAST WORKING CLASS DRAG BAR, WHICH,
ACCORDING TO SCHOLAR AND FILMMAKER SUSAN STRYKER, IS ALMOST HEAVENLY.
“FOR ALL ITS DECREPITUDE, THERE’S SOMETHING ALMOST UTOPIAN ABOUT
THE PLACE, INVITING YOU TO ASK WHY MORE OF THE WORLD CAN’T BE JUST
LIKE THIS.” ALONG THE WAY, PATRONS WILL VISIT CHAMBERS, THE PHOENIX
HOTEL’S AMBER-LIT WHISKEY LOUNGE, AS WELL AS RECEIVE A FREE PASS TO
SEE A JAZZ SHOW OF THEIR CHOOSING AT THE BLACK CAT. PATRONS WILL NOT
ONLY EXPERIENCE NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTLIFE, BUT THE ECLECTIC CHARACTER OF
THE TENDERLOIN ITSELF—WHICH IS UNIQUE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND BEYOND.
TOURS ARE THE THIRD WEDNESDAY EVENING OF EVERY MONTH.
ARRIVE AT THE TENDERLOIN MUSEUM AT 5:30PM TO TOUR THE MUSEUM. TOURS
TAKE OFF PROMPTLY AT 6 PM FROM THE MUSEUM. AGES 21+
PHOTO: ELLIOT BAMBERGER.
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