SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses, & Beyond
Schedule
Sat Jun 22 2024 at 10:30 am
Location
Ringold Alley and 9th Street | San Francisco, CA
Now a world-wide leather/kinky/queer destination, SOMA (South of Market) began attracting leather bars in the ’60’s. Find out why!
Learn about the raucous exploits of the ’70’s when motorcycles lined the streets outside popular bars.
Hear about today’s bars and clubs and what they used to be, including one on Folsom with a swimming pool.
The tour starts at the corner of Ringold Alley and 9th Street (i.e. on 9th, halfway between Folsom and Harrison Streets). It ends at 8th and Ringold.
The tour runs one hour and 45 minutes. There are no hills.
it is free, but registration is required. https://sfleatherdistrict.org/soma-tours/
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