Posted in Castro Memorials

Castro historical plaques to be unveiled

The 20 plaques featuring historical snippets about the Castro neighborhood’s history are slated to be unveiled today at a 6:00 p.m. ceremony at Harvey Milk…

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Posted in Castro Gay Bars & Clubs

10 Castro Places That Used to be Gay Bars

San Francisco’s Castro District is currently home to 20 gay bars – more or less, depending how you define the parameters of the Castro, or…

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Posted in Castro Street Fairs

History of the Castro Street Fair

The Castro Street Fair, about to celebrate its 41st anniversary, will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2014 in San Francisco’s Castro District. The fair…

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Posted in Castro Memorials

Historical plaques coming to the Castro

Another historical element to the Castro’s sidewalk widening project is scheduled to be unveiled in early October: a series of 20 plaques inscribed with a factoid…

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Posted in Castro Western Addition

How Divisadero got connected to Castro Street

Hoodline has a fascinating article describing how Divisadero Street ended up getting connected to Castro Street. They weren’t always connected. Initially Divisadero just sort of…

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Posted in Castro Historical Collections

Castro Street, then and now

Roy McKenzie has a fantastic article on Hoodline showing the Castro as it used to look in the early 1900s (back when the neighborhood was still…

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Posted in Castro HIV & AIDS LGBT Activitists Memorials Military Service

Leonard Matlovich (1943 – 1988)

On September 8, 1975, Leonard Matlovich appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline, “I Am a Homosexual,” catapulting him into the national…

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Harvey Milk in the 1978 Gay Pride Parade.
Posted in Castro LGBT Activitists LGBT Political Leaders

Harvey Milk (1930 – 1978)

In his day, Harvey Milk grew to become arguably the most famous gay person in world, and ultimately a martyr for the cause of gay…

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The plaque honoring Gertrude Stein will be unveiled with 19 other Rainbow Honor Walk honorees on September 2, 2014.
Posted in Castro Memorials

Rainbow Honor Walk about to be unveiled

The Bay Area Reporter has more about the impending unveiling of the Rainbow Honor Walk that we reported on recently. The official unveiling ceremony is…

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Posted in Castro Featured Story Gay Bars & Clubs

History of Castro gay bars

Gay history is inextricably linked to the bar scene. For generations, gay people met each other furtively at hookup spots: parks, the piers, and other…

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