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Twin Peaks Tavern considered a gay icon

The Twin Peaks Tavern — the first gay bar known to have its activities in clear public view at bustling 17th and Castro streets — could be on its way to becoming a San Francisco landmark. Read More

San Francisco's historic Gold Dust Lounge on the endangered list

Just steps off tourist-trafficked Powell Street, the Gold Dust Lounge is a portal to an older San Francisco — when people lived for last call, bartenders knew customers by name and the saloon was popular with visiting Hollywood royalty. Read More

Old Presidio hospital becoming stunning apartments

Cindy Chew/The Examiner
An abandoned hospital building has shed its decrepit character — plus two nonhistoric wings — and is taking shape as a decadent national park apartment complex. Hundreds of construction workers have labored since late 2008 to rehabilitate the once-grand Public Health Services Hospital and convert its six stories into 154 market-rate apartments. Read More
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