San Francisco Marriott Marquis (780 Mission St, Financial District) This landmark hotel is the host hotel for the Folsom Street Fair. The Parker Guest House (520 Church St, Castro) Very popular B&B near the heart of the Castro and not far from South of Market link Hotel Whitcomb (1231 Market St, South of Market) Leather-friendly historic hotel in the center of the city.
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Good Hotel (112 7th St, South of Market) A green hotel in SoMa popular with visiting Leathermen. linkĬivic Center Motor Inn (364 9th St, South of Market) Popular with guys in town for Folsom. linkĬarriage Inn (140 7th St, South of Market) Close to the SoMa leather bars. linkīeck’s Motor Lodge (2222 Market St, Castro) The Castro’s infamous cruisy motel has gotten tamer since security gates went up. Top WHERE TO CRASH (AND MAYBE FUCK SOME MORE)īay Bridge Inn (966 Harrison St, South of Market) Popular with guys in town for Folsom. Scuderia (69 Duboce Ave, Mission) Get authentic biker gear here. Schott (619 Sansome St, Financial District) If it was good enough for Marlon Brando… link Rock Hard (518 Castro St, Castro) Dirty stuff for sale in the Castro. S Leather (385 8th St, South of Market) The world’s largest leather store. Leather Etc (1201 Folsom St, South of Market) An alternative to Mr. Johnson Leather (1833 Polk St, Nob Hill) Authentic biker leathers. Jocker Leatherworks (Excelsior) Creator of gorgeous, sexy custom-made leather and rubber gear. linkĭoes Your Mother Know (4141 18th St, Castro) Naughty notions for sale in the Castro. TrophyDad Dance parties for men in their prime. S teamwork Baths (2017 4th St, Berkeley) To find a traditional bathhouse, you have to go across the Bay to Berkeley. SF Catalyst ( 1060 Folsom St, South of Market) A South of Market dungeon space run by the San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance. linkįolsom Gulch (947 Folsom St, South of Market) This “bookstore” is possibly the sleaziest spot in all of San Francisco. linkĮros (2051 Market St, Castro) Sex club with steam room. San Francisco Eagle (398 12 St, South of Market) San Francisco’s legendary leather bar with the ever popular Sunday beer bust. The Powerhouse is at the epicenter of the annual Folsom Street Fair. Powerhouse (1347 Folsom St, South of Market) The last vestige of the once mighty “Miracle Mile” of leather bars along Folsom Street. Lone Star Saloon (1354 Harrison St, South of Market) San Francisco’s famous bear bar is very leather-friendly. Hole in the Wall Saloon (1369 Folsom St, South of Market) San Francisco’s unique gay biker bar. The Edge (4149 18th St, Castro) Popular Castro bar with monthly leather night. Hot-spot neighborhoods: Castro, South of Marketĭrink Fuck Shake Buy Crash Eat Pump Trim Ink Hang See Plan More WHERE TO DRINK (AND CRUISE)Ĥ40 Castro (440 Castro St, obviously, Castro) Former home of Daddy’s, a leather bar, now mostly a bear bar, but very leather-friendly.
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In fact, the leather man mural featured in the Life photo spread was right about where the produce section is now.San Francisco, home to the Folsom Street Fair and the historic Castro neighborhood, is one of the world’s most popular destinations for traveling Leathermen. The first wave of modern gay bars began in 1962, with one, The Tool Box in SoMa (399 4th Street) being featured a couple years later in Life Magazine in a pioneering piece about “Homosexuality in America.” It was a “rough trade” leather bar that helped establish San Francisco’s national reputation as a hub of gay culture, and the site where it stood is now the SoMa Whole Foods at 4th and Harrison. The place ended up being closed six months later by the vice squad, but it’s an example of a storied place that was probably one of many lost to history. First (though probably not the very first of its kind), there was The Dash, a Barbary Coast bar opened in 1908 at 547 Pacific Street where cross-dressing waiters were known to do special favors for the customers for a dollar. A shot at The Tool Box from the 1964 photo spread in Life.įollowing on a recent map project of the Lost Gay Bars of San Francisco, OUT just did a roundup of the 12 Bars That Made San Francisco Gay, and we’re betting you have not heard of most of them.