500 Castro StreetSan Francsi, CA 94114(415) The Castro district of San Francis has been a long time stompg ground for polil movements, area unter culture and home for vibrant gay life. Wh that district li
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“Harvey’s is an inic rtrant & lotn the Castro,” gay State Senator Stt Wiener tweeted. This is a huge loss for the neighborhood and I hope to see a new gay bar or rtrant open there soon.\u201d — Rafael Manlman (@Rafael Manlman).
The Elephant Walk had been operatn sce 1974, and quickly gaed fame as one of the first gay bars to have glass wdows facg the street. "Harvey's is an inic rtrant and lotn the Castro, " stated gay state Senator Stt Wiener (D-San Francis), who reprented the Castro on the San Francis Board of Supervisors.
Wiener's current succsor on the board, gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Manlman, stated that Harvey's was "an anchor bs and home to untls memori for so many Castro rints. "This is a huge loss for the neighborhood and I hope to see a new gay bar or rtrant open there soon, " Manlman stated. Longtime gay activist Cleve Jon told the B.
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(David Perry, a gay man who is a spokperson for Another Pla Entertament, reached out to the B. "I have been tryg to sound the alarm about the ath of the gayborhoods for a few years now, and I don't see anythg productive blame gam but people have to realize this isn't jt a phenomena San Francis, " Jon said. "The gayborhoods are gog away and wh that we risk losg polil power, cultural valy and the abily to provi specialized social servic for the most vulnerable.
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The bs, which was named after the 1954 film starrg Elizabeth Taylor, was the send gay bar the Castro (after Tw Peaks) and perhaps the entire untry to have plate glass wdows. At the time, most gay bars shuttered their wdows to give semi-closeted patrons privacy om workers, fay, and iends who might be shocked to see them a gay tablishment.
Clear wdows reflected the changg tim, wh a newfound openns followg the Stonewall Rts and progrs ma by the gay liberatn movement. Former Supervisor Dan Whe had assassated Mayor Gee Mosne and gay Supervisor Harvey Milk November 1978.
Enraged by the lenient nvictn, gays and alli began rtg at Cy Hall, smashg wdows and burng police rs.
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Morris, “Harvey’s, gay bar at the heart of S. Profile of Harvey’s/500 Castro Street on SF Gay History. 500 Castro StreetSan Francsi, CA 94114(415) 431-4278 Castro district of San Francis has been a long time stompg ground for polil movements, area unter culture and home for vibrant gay life.
Wh that district li Harvey's, a bar and rtrant that has played a signifint role the history and velopment of the Castro was nsired a quiet neighborhood the 1960s wh The Missouri Mule as 's only gay bar. In 1974, s prent gay owner purchased the buildg on the rner of 18th and Castro. He praised the bar and hailed as a place where the gay muny uld meet, feel safe and secure while at the same time be visible to the whole world.