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UNCLE DONALD'S CASTRO STREET
Castro Business Ads from the 1970's
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ACCENT ON PETS
4148 18th Street
when this pet shop closed
the Pendulum annexed the space, doubling the size of the bar
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AQUARIUS RECORDS
4117 19th Street
Moved to 595 Castro in 1979
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BAKERY CAFE
531 Castro Street
Complete with brick ovens
Became the PATIO CAFE
see below
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PATIO CAFE
531 Castro Street
Replaced the Bakery Cafe in the late 1970's. This ad in the March 13, 1980 Sentinel shows the Cafe's relatively open patio in the yard behind Paperback Traffic. Over the years, fences and more awnings were added giving it the feel of a drafty porch.
Closed 2002
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CABLE CAR WINES
549 Castro Street
now UNDER ONE ROOF
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CAFE SAN MARCOS
2367 Market Street
Restaurant downstairs, bar upstairs
from 1976 until the early 1990's.
Now THE CAFE
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CLOTHING MILL
579 Castro Street
Opened August 1973
Now ANCHOR OYSTER BAR
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FANNY'S
4230 18th Street
1975 - 1984
A fashionable restaurant with entertainment on weekends
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HIBERNIA BANK
501 Castro Street
The little bank on the corner of 18th and Castro
that brought you Hibernia Beach! Now BANK OF AMERICA
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 HOMBRE
2348 Market Street
1973 - 1976
replaced the Missouri Mule and followed by Chops and Patsy's
and finally DETOUR
closed 2002
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JAGUAR BOOKSTORE
since 1971
4077 18th Street
An institution in the Castro; 25 cents dropped into a coffee can would prompt the cashier to buzz open the door to the private backroom and yard. Later moved across the street to the first and second floor of 4052 18th on the corner of Hartford Street, closed in 1984, and reopened in 1988 at its present location at 4057 18th
Now a restaurant.
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LOS CAZOS
525 Castro Street
A short-lived Mexican Restaurant
became CASTRO VIDEO
now LEVI'S
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LIBRA
1884 Market Street
1967 - 1972
followed by
Tree House,
JB's House,
and the long running
Eagle Creek
now vacant
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JEFF'S GYM
504 Castro Street
now SPINELLI COFFEE
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MARCH HAIR
409 Castro Street
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THE MINT
1942 Market Street
Since 1968
In the shadow of the US Mint
Home of the
GREAT MEMORIAL DAY
TRICYCLE RACE
this bar holds the record for
longest continuous operation in the castro
still open
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NEON CHICKEN
4063 18th Street
1972 - 1988
Now THE RED GRILLE
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OBELISK
526 Castro Street
-upstairs-
moved to 489 Castro in the early 1980's
now
A DIFFERENT LIGHT BOOKSTORE.
(thanks to Eric P. for catching my error)
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PURPLE PICKLE
2223 Market
1972 - 1977
Another neighborhood bar
closed when BURTON'S Restaurant
took over the space. Later, LETICIA'S Restaurant.
Now ???
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THE SHED
1972 - 1977
3520 16th Street / 2275 Market
at Market and Noe
open 10 PM to 6 AM
no alcohol
essentially an after hours dance club
location used in 1978 as the
"NO ON 6" Headquarters
(The Briggs Initiative)
now a mini-mall
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SQUIRRELS
549 Castro Street
now UNDER ONE ROOF
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THE VIKING
2225 Market Street
A long-time popular barber shop on Market, moved to present location at 380 Sanchez about 1987 when LETICIA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
at 2223 Market took over the space.
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