#bay area history

[atlasandacamera]

Christie Road near Oakland, CA

[archivedotorgfan]

anton dunnigan (reggie) of the cockettes and adrian brooke of the angels of light, backstage at the angels of light's mindkamp kabaret in august 1976. along with the sisters of perpetual indulgence, the cockettes and the angels of light, defined the meaning of "genderfuck"

photograph by daniel nicoletta. from "gay by the bay: a history of queer culture in the san francisco bay area,' by susan stryker.

[californiastatelibrary]

Did you know San Francisco had a large saltwater public bathhouse, called the Sutro Baths? During high tides, saltwater would run into the baths to recycle the water, and during low tides, there was a pump system which could be activated to cycle the water. The bathhouse was built in 1894 and closed in 1964, when it was sold to a developer after attempts to keep it profitable failed (including converting part of the baths to an ice rink). In 1966, the building burned down while it was in the process of being demolished, and the ruins of the baths are included in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which is protected and operated by the National Park Service.

"View of swimming pools, swimmers, and interior of Sutro Baths. Ping pong tables are seen in the right foreground." c. 1900s, from our online catalog.

[icantalk710]

So, mentioned in my turning 34 post but I am thinking of maybe possibly trying to visit Boston next week for a few days as part of my bday week+ off, since I thought to last year and opted for a staycation instead, and also one of my resolutions along with more concerts was to get out of NYC a few times this year

Suggestions on where to stay, things to do, and moots in the area to possibly say hi to and meet even?? welcome 🙏🏽

[meifyoucare]

Fillmore

San Francisco, CA 2023

[longtallglasses]

Artist Jackie Kirk with the subjects of her one-woman show, The Face of AIDS, that showed at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco in 1991.

Virtually unknown at the time, she was among the first to artistically address the AIDS crisis, specifically in the Bay Area.

“What made the series unique is that Kirk painted a self-portrait after each time she painted a dying AIDS victim. They hung side by side in the gallery to reflect what she felt while staring into the eyes of a dying man.” 

“Perhaps some people may approach this show with fear,” she wrote in her artist’s statement for the historic show. “They may think it is about death. It is not. I am painting courage and strength. It is, above all, about life.” 

Jackie painted and created prolifically throughout her life; she passed away on June 25, 2021. (credit) (credit)

[lessnearthesun]

This is legitimately the dumbest thing in the world to bitch about, but my really random nitpick about TSH is how little Donna Tartt knows about California geography 😭 like Richard is from Plano (called Sandborn now) which is in SoCal, and Miss Donna writes that he’s apparently just driving up to San Francisco (a cool ~5 hours away in Central California) for a day trip and has a friend that goes up there EVERY WEEKEND because it’s the “closest city”?? Donna I love you madly, but no queen <3 If Richard was going to go to a city for a casual day trip, it would be LA or San Diego, 2 and 3 hours away respectively. I know no one cares about this but me, but I’m a Californian and this has always bothered me

[rabbitcruiser]

Golden Gate Bridge groundbreaking ceremony held at Crissy Field on February 26, 1933.

[wilde-son]

Buttons, collection of Rebecca Silverstein

[the-cricket-chirps]

Richard Diebenkorn, Cityscape #1, 1963

Richard Diebenkorn, Cityscape #3, 1963

[atlasandacamera]

Christie Road near Oakland, CA

[musoge]

Four day weekend

[theclosetedskeleton]

thinking about how i forgot my headphones today at school so to make up for the fact that i couldn't listen to dk i just counted how many [small + random] things i could find at my school/during the day that could be counted as dk references. i found 33 GHEKLP

[commiepinkofag]

Coors Boycott

Howard Wallace, in sunglasses, is a gay labor and peace activist who is perhaps best known as a co-founder of Pride at Work (PAW), previously named the Lesbian and Gay Labor Alliance. He was one of the founders of Bay Area Gay Liberation (BAGL) in 1975 and, with Harvey Milk, he led the Coors Beer boycott that began the same year. 

Howard's activism in Denver, Colorado and in San Francisco over the last 30 years has centered on equal rights for all regardless of sexual orientation or race. He is a tireless advocate for coalition building between communities in order to forge alliances based on mutually identified goals.

📷 Howard Petrick

[stigmateo]

last week of agriculture school. i need to wear the ministry shirt with the double-knee work pants.

[californiastatelibrary]

1914: "Pupils Sutro School, 13th Avenue, cultivating gardens.” Shows students cultivating victory garden. Sutro Grammar School was constructed in 1910 and situated on 12th Avenue between California and Clement Streets. It was torn down in the 1970's when a new building was built. Currently, it is Sutro Elementary School. Photo from our online catalog.