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  2. Mission District, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    415/628. The Mission District ( Spanish: Distrito de la Misión ), [4] commonly known as the Mission ( Spanish: La Misión ), [5] is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is derived from Mission San Francisco de Asís, built in 1776 by the Spanish. [6]

  3. LGBT culture in San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    The number of San Francisco gay bars increased in the 1960s. In 1973, there were 118 gay bars listed in the San Francisco Gay Yellow Pages, in 2011, there were 33. The first gay bar to have clear windows was Twin Peaks Tavern, which removed its blacked-out windows in 1972. The first gay Latino bar was Esta Noche, in 1979.

  4. El Rio (gay bar) - Wikipedia

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    Address. 3158 Mission Street. Town or city. San Francisco. Country. United States. El Rio is a gay bar located at 3158 Mission Street , San Francisco, California. It was the first gay bar to debut queer salsa in San Francisco. [1] El Río was established in 1978 as a Leather Brazilian Gay Bar [2] and has been recognized as a Legacy Business by ...

  5. Mission burrito - Wikipedia

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    Mission-style burrito containing shredded pork and rice. A Mission burrito (also known as a San Francisco burrito or a Mission-style burrito) is a type of burrito that first became popular during the 1960s in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. It is distinguished from other burritos by its large size and inclusion of rice and ...

  6. Esta Noche (gay bar) - Wikipedia

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    Esta Noche ( English: Tonight) was the first Latino gay bar in San Francisco and notably contributed to queer Latin culture. It operated from 1979 to 2014, and was located at 3079 16th Street between Valencia Street and Mission Street in San Francisco, California ( 37.85746941419939°N 122.40809885090044°W ).

  7. Tenderloin, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    415/628. The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, in the flatlands on the southern slope of Nob Hill, situated between the Union Square shopping district to the northeast and the Civic Center office district to the southwest. Encompassing about 50 square blocks, it is historically bounded on the north by Geary Street, on the ...

  8. Castro District, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    94110, 94114. Area codes. 415/628. The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States.

  9. Historic bars and saloons in San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    A historic bar located at 39 New Montgomery Street in the Financial District of San Francisco. Double Play Bar and Grill (1909) A historic sports bar located at 2401-16th Street in San Francisco's Mission District neighborhood. The bar was strategically placed near the former Seals Stadium (1931–1959). In 2022, the bar was destroyed by a fire ...