Name: SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses, & Beyond
Start: 2025-09-07T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-07T15:00:00-07:00
Location: Ringold Street at 9th Street

SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses, & Beyond

Join us on our free walking tour: SOMA Origins: Bars, Bathhouses and Beyond

Now a world-wide leather/kinky/queer destination, SOMA (South of Market) began attracting leather bars in the ’60’s. Find out why!
Learn about the raucous exploits of the ’70’s, when motorcycles lined the streets outside popular bars.
Hear about today’s bars and clubs, and what they used to be, including one on Folsom with a swimming pool.
The tour starts at the corner of Ringold Alley and 9th Street (i.e. on 9th, halfway between Folsom and Harrison Streets). It ends at 8th and Ringold.

The tour runs 2 hours. We walk just under a mile, and there are no hills. It is free, but registration is required. https://sfleatherdistrict.org/soma-tours/
Next tour dates:
Saturday, September 20, 1pm