Gay bar hayward
Favorite Classic Bar Names
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This is another one of those I-tell-mine-you-tell-yours threads which came to mind when random rambling thoughts this afternoon led to contemplation of somewhat common bar names I'm fond of. Add any classics you can consider of. The ones I could verb out:
Harbor Lights
The Hobnobber
The Lamp Lighter
The Beachcomber
The Amber Light
(Obviously I like the concept of a place with a brightness in it.)
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classics:
the office
the library
the dew drop inn
the queen's head (a gay pub here in london)
the bunghole (not a gay pub not but still here in london)
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My possible all-time fave is a long-gone San Francisco jazz club of the 40's:
The Dawn Club
Just has such a lovely sense to it
But also,
The Alley Cat
Simple Street
The Lunar Station
My favorite adj bar names
The Hotsy Totsy Club
Spitzer's Walnut Room
(Spitzer's is a real bar in Sacramento I discovered a couple of years back)
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This is a authentic bar in N.E. Penna:
HAYWARD &#; In the s, this city had eight gay bars; now the last one, the Turf Club, has evolved into an outdoor exist music venue and neighborhood gathering space.
&#;We&#;ve gotten rid of the labels. It&#;s no longer a gay bar; it&#;s a community bar with live music,&#; owner Larry Gray said last week.
Gray transformed a parking lot into a landscaped patio with trees and plants, a Tiki bar, a stage and a pond with koi, goldfish and five turtles.
&#;We&#;re trying to bring exist music back into Hayward, making Hayward a destination,&#; Gray said.
There&#;s no longer a need for gay bars, which were safe places to meet, earn information and promote money for political causes, he said.
&#;The laws have changed, and people&#;s attitudes toward gay people have changed,&#; Gray said. &#;Straight people love coming in and seeing the live music. Knowing it&#;s gay-owned and -operated has no effect. It&#;s free and open, blending straight and gay people into a harmonious situation, drawn by the music.&#;
Musician Kaye Bohler and her eight-piece band perform at the Turf Club on downtown
Hayward, California (The Adobo Chronicles) &#; In this city just 26 miles east of San Francisco, there were eight gay bars in the &#;s. Now, Hayward&#;s last gay club standing, the Turf Club, has converted into an outdoor live music venue and neighborhood gathering space.
&#;We&#;ve gotten rid of the labels. It&#;s no longer a gay bar; it&#;s a community bar with live music,&#; owner Larry Gray said last week. He added, &#;There&#;s no longer a need for gay bars, which were safe places to meet, get information and raise noun for political causes.&#;
Twenty seven miles south of Hayward, another city &#; San Jose &#; is experiencing a similar phenomenon. San Jose didn&#;t have as many gay bars to begin with, but two of its gay clubs shut their doors permanently in the last couple of years &#; Brix Nightclub and Tinker&#;s Damn. Only three San Jose gay bars remain open: Splash, Renegades and Mac&#;s.
Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that a new government study shows that the U.S. gay population is shrinking. Could it be that gay bars are also becoming a di
Our rundown below is just a glimpse into the City's past. For a deep dive into Hayward's history, art and culture, see the Hayward Area Historical Society online (and in person!).
The Ohlone
Before the appearance of the Spanish padres and the founding of Mission San Jose, the Hayward area was occupied by the Ohlone and Yrgin Indians for some 3, years. They lived in cone-shaped straw and mud huts, coming down from the hills to the bay to gather shellfish and hunt sea lions.
Rancho San Lorenzo
In , the Mexican government granted soldier and surveyor Guillermo Castro almost 27, acres of land stretching from the Bay to beyond the hills, including present-day Castro Valley, Hayward, and San Lorenzo. Castro named the area Rancho San Lorenzo and settled on the site of historic City Hall on Mission Boulevard. Castro's personal corral still exists today as the City's Heritage Plaza and Arboretum.
Haywards Hotel
On his way from gold nation to San Francisco in ,a failed prospector named William Hayward passed through Castro’s land. Hayward liked what he saw and purchased several a