Cultural district in San Francisco, California
San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley on Ringold Street37°46′26″N 122°24′45″W / 37.7739571°N 122.4125042°W /37.7739571; -122.4125042 Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District [ 1] San Francisco 'sSouth of Market (SOMA) neighborhood commemorating the history and culture of theleather subculture active in the area for approximately half a century. TheSan Francisco Board of Supervisors established the district with legislation signed into law by themayor on May 9, 2018.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] the Stud on 9th St.[ 6] [ 7]
The area is bounded approximately byHoward St. on the northwest, 7th St. on the northeast, I-80 on the east and US 101 on the south. There is also an exclave between 5th and 6th streets, Harrison and Bryant.[ 8] San Francisco South of Market Leather History Alley , which opened in 2017.[ 9] [ 10]
The aim of the district is to "honor and commemorate the people, places and institutions that gave South of Market its distinctive culture and appeal, and would also help protect the remaining businesses and spaces, and sustain the people who live, work and recreate there."[ 11]
^a b "City and County of San Francisco - File #: 171019" .^ Sabatini, Joshua (2018)."SF expands cultural districts to include SoMa's gay and leather community - by j_sabatini - May 1, 2018 - The San Francisco Examiner" . Sfexaminer.com. Archived fromthe original on March 14, 2019. RetrievedMay 2, 2018 . ^ "Victory Party for Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District" . June 12, 2018.^ "Protecting Queer Spaces | the Fight Magazine" . July 31, 2018.^ "Leather cultural district cuts ribbon" .^ "Leather Community Celebrates Designated District At This Year's SF Pride « CBS San Francisco" . Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. May 24, 2018. RetrievedJune 24, 2018 .^ Sabatini, Joshua (May 1, 2018)."SF expands cultural districts to include SoMa's gay and leather community - by j_sabatini - May 1, 2018 - The San Francisco Examiner" . Sfexaminer.com. Archived fromthe original on March 14, 2019. RetrievedJune 24, 2018 . ^ AdminSFLD (May 30, 2018)."Map of District – Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District" . Leatheralliance.org. Archived fromthe original on June 14, 2018. RetrievedJune 24, 2018 . ^ "Ringold Alley's Leather Memoir" .www.artandarchitecture-sf.com .^ Paull, Laura (June 21, 2018)."Honoring gay leather culture with art installation in SoMa alleyway – J" .J . Jweekly.com. RetrievedJune 23, 2018 . ^ "Introduction to the Leather Cultural District Project" .Google Docs .
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