Event Type: Nightlife
Dates significant to bars, nightclubs, and other forms of nightlife, such as the opening or closing of historically significant bars, significant police raids, or historically-significant actions taken by bars and clubs.
1974-11-27
The Elephant Walk opens on 18th & Castro, becoming the second gay bar in SF after Twin Peaks to have plate glass windows.
1963-10-30
The ABC yanks the Black Cat’s liquor license the day before their annual Halloween party. The bar defiantly holds the party anyway, serving nonalcoholic beverages.
1972-10-11
Mary Ellen Cunha and Peggy Forster receive their liquor license for the Twin Peaks Tavern.
2007-09-14
The LookOut opens at 3600 16th Street in a spot that the Metro had held for 26 years.
1961-09-14
The largest police raid in SF history targets the Tay Bush Inn, an after-hours gay club on Taylor and Bush.
1954-09-08
A police raid on lesbian bars 12 Adler and Tommy’s Place results in jail time for two and both bars closing for good.
2007-09-01
The Metro reopens at 2124 Market (now Blackbird) after losing their lease at what is now the LookOut.
1965-01-01
A police raid on a drag ball by the Council on Religion and the Homosexual sparks sympathy for the gay victims.
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