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Twin Peaks Bar (401 Castro Street) – In 1973, the Twin Peaks Bar took the bold step of uncovering its large, wrap-around plate glass windows, becoming the first openly gay bar in San Francisco whose customers could be seen by, and see, passersby on the street. For San Francisco’s gays the decades of hiding in dark bars and enduring humiliating police raids for "disorderly conduct" were over.

Many other bars and gay meeting places in San Francisco, and around the world, soon followed suit, showing they were "out and proud." The bar remains popular with a slightly older crowd who appreciate a nice place to have a conversation, a good drink, and front-row seats for watching the crowd go by at the busy intersection of Castro and Market. For more information, see www.twinpeakstavern.com.