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An inic fern bar on Divisaro, which for about 30 years was a neighborhood gay bar before beg more of a straight-people hang the last , has closed followg the ath of s longtime ...

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FORMER GAY BAR BUILDG TURNED SGLE-FAY HOME ASKS $5.9 LN

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An inic fern bar on Divisaro, which for about 30 years was a neighborhood gay bar before beg more of a straight-people hang the last , has closed followg the ath of s longtime owner. Its heyday as a gay fern bar the early 1970's, after openg around 1968, gave way to perds of both more preppy, and more leather-y clientele, as Ellis told the Bay Area Reporter back 1989.

BARCHIVE :: THE LN PUB AND OTHER LOST GAY DENS

The Ln Pub was not alone this neighborhood as a gay bar, bee the Alamo Square and Upper Fillmore areas long had a gay enclave all their own and a no of homo hangouts anchored by this and the nearby Alta Plaza (2301 Fillmore), which changed hands 1999 and soon turned to a noodle bar, and now an Indian rtrant.

SF GAY HISTORY

Last year the BAR spoke to a uple of longtime gay rints who equented both bars, as well as JJ's Piano Bar, which opened 1987.

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Former SF gay bar buildg turned sgle-fay home asks $5.9M - Curbed SF .

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