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BARchive: Mocambo

San Francisco’s Tenderloin is roughly bounded by Market, Mason, Geary, and Van Ness. It has a rap sheet dating back to the Gold Rush. By the Roaring 1920s, it had become infamous for its nightlife, jazz clubs, and vice dens. Mocambo was one of those 1970s joints.

April 30th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive | No Comments

BARtab May 2013

The Pilsner Inn’s award-winning ambiance, L.A, Plays Itself, and beaucoups events in On the Tab. It’s all in handy page-view format.

April 29th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive, Featured Article | No Comments

Last Call: Marlena’s Says Goodbye

More of a celebration, and less of a wake, the last weeks of Marlena’s the historic and intimate Hayes Valley bar grew to a series of crowded boisterous celebrations. On the same weekend that the Eagle Tavern re-opened, after 22 years, on March 3, 2013, Marlena’s closed.

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in About Bars, BARchive, Feature, Featured Article | No Comments

Kok Blocked

Five years to the day after it opened, Kok Bar, previously known as Chaps II, will close on March 30. Co-owner David Morgan, who ran the bar with Steven Abramson, said that the license was expected to transfer to the new owners on April 1.

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in About Bars, BARchive, Cruising, Featured Article | No Comments

BARchive Extra:
The Eagle’s First Opening

If the recent re-opening to the San Francisco Eagle Tavern seemed like a big deal, compare it to the bar’s original grand opening. Like the re-opening, the bar’s first premiere endured delays and rumors of openings, from New Year’s Eve 1980 to its eventual opening in April 1981.

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive | No Comments

BARchive: The Balcony

The Balcony at 2166 Market Street, by Duboce Triangle, near Sanchez, was a great location. It drew both Castro clones and grittier Folsom leatherfolk. It was opened in 1977 by Larry Beech and a silent partner from Madrid, together with managers Terry and Barry.

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive | No Comments

BARtab April 2013: page-view

April’s BARtab in handy page-view.

March 26th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive | No Comments

BARchive: Art at the Ambush

The Ambush, in a rundown 1907 three-story building, was a leather-western-bear, beer and wine bar – and art gallery. It exuded the intoxicating scent of pot, poppers, leather, and sweat.

February 27th, 2013 | Posted in BARchive | 2 Comments

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