Vesuvio Café 255 Columbus Ave. San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 362-3370 www.vesuvio.com. A definite North Beach iconic bar, San Francisco's Vesuvio Café, founded in 1948, is not only a legendary ...

When stories of gay life in 1950s San Francisco get told, Harry Partch does not feature prominently. This may be because Partch is an iconoclastic figure in many respects other than his sexuality. By ...

San Francisco Architectural Heritage has named twenty five legacy bars and restaurants important to the city's cultural scene. Michael Macor/The Chronicle Whiz Burgers on South Van Ness Ave. in ...

When stories of gay life in 1950s San Francisco get told, Harry Partch does not feature prominently. This may be because Partch is an iconoclastic figure in many respects other than his sexuality. By ...