Heritage Happy Hour: The Stud

Heritage Happy Hour: The Stud

Heritage Happy Hour is a convivial “no-host” gathering of heritage professionals, young preservationists, aficionados, friends, and Legacy Business cohorts interested in safeguarding San Francisco’s unique architectural and cultural identity. We get together on the Second Thursday of each month from 5-7 pm at a registered Legacy Business bar in San Francisco.

Founded in 1966 by George Mason and Richard Conroy, The Stud is San Francisco’s oldest continuously operated LGBTQ+ bar and one of the world’s most famous drag bars. After closing its doors in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, it reopened last year a few blocks away from its longtime home on 9th Street in the South of Market neighborhood. The Stud is the first collectively owned queer bar in the country and continues the tradition of hosting authentic queer performance art that has become an integral part of the bar’s history.

The Stud was added to the Legacy Business Registry on November 28, 2016.

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San Francisco’s Legacy Business Program is the first-of-its-kind in the U.S. The program supports and promotes iconic, small businesses over 30 years in operation that are long-standing pillars of our communities and neighborhoods.

San Francisco Heritage (est. 1971), has protected the city in the face of rapid change by advocating for historic resources, hosting educational programming, and interpreting and preserving cultural heritage. The Legacy Business Program (est. 2015) provides marketing, business assistance, and specialized grants for local small businesses included on the Legacy Business Registry.

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