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==Index for Polk Street: A Study in Transitions==
 
==Index for Polk Street: A Study in Transitions==
==Introduction==
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* [[Introduction]]
  
 
1960s to 1970s: Polk Street Emerges as a Gay Economic Engine
 
1960s to 1970s: Polk Street Emerges as a Gay Economic Engine
Mom and Pop to Gay Mecca
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A Citywide Blue-collar Economy Evaporates
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* [["Mom and Pop" to Gay Mecca]]
Blue-collar Heterosexual Taverns and Restaurants “Turn Gay”  
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* [[A Citywide Blue-collar Economy Evaporates]]
The Tavern Guild and Imperial Court
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* [[Blue-collar Heterosexual Taverns and Restaurants “Turn Gay”]]
Commercialized Sex and Economic Uplift
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* [[The Tavern Guild and Imperial Court]]
Economic Power to Political Power
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* [[Commercialized Sex and Economic Uplift]]
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* [[Economic Power to Political Power]]
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1960s to 1970s: Queer Sex Work Zones Shift  
 
1960s to 1970s: Queer Sex Work Zones Shift  
Market Street and Union Square Sex Work Economies
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Redevelopment Displaces Sex Work Economies
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* [[Market Street and Union Square Sex Work Economies]]
“Trade” Sex Work Moves to Polk Street
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* [[Redevelopment Displaces Sex Work Economies]]
Polk Street Merchants Push Back
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* [[“Trade” Sex Work Moves to Polk Street]]
Police sweeps to social service  
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* [[Polk Street Merchants Push Back]]
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* [[Police sweeps to social service]]
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Late 1970s to 1990s: Polk Street Sex Work Economy
 
Late 1970s to 1990s: Polk Street Sex Work Economy
Polk Street Sex Work Economy
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Polk Street Gay Commercial Health Undermined
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* [[Polk Street Gay Commercial Health Undermined]]
Gay Bars Go “Hustler”
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* [[Gay Bars Go “Turn Hustler”]]
A Polk Street Sex Work Economy  
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* [[A Polk Street Sex Work Economy]]
Sex Work Economy Breaks Down  
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* [[Sex Work Economy Breaks Down]]
Dynamics of Polk Street Sex Work Change
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* [[Dynamics of Polk Street Sex Work Change]]
Polk Street Homelessness
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* [[Polk Street Homelessness]]
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Late 1990s-2008: Dot.com Boom and “Gentrification”  
 
Late 1990s-2008: Dot.com Boom and “Gentrification”  
Dot.com Boom
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“Bottom feeder” Bars to Upscale “Metrosexual” Bars
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* [[Dot.com Boom]]
Polk Street Homelessness
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* [[“Bottom feeder” Bars to Upscale “Metrosexual” Bars]]
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* [[Vestiges of Economy: Polk Street Homelessness]]
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== Index for "Polk Street: Lives in Transition" ==
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Saving People(?)
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* [[River Sims]]
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* [[Bill Campbell]]
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* [[Megan Rohrer]]
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* [[Donna Saffiati]]
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"The litter of a changing economy"
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* [[Megan Rohrer]]
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* [[Dan Diez]]
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* [[Corey Longseeker]]
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A hustler bar becomes a church
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* [[James Beales and David Kapp]]
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* [[Ron Case]]
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* [[Wilfried and Ken]]
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* [[Myles O'Reilly]]
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"We Are Family"
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* [[Alexis Miranda]]
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* [[Shane "Yoyo" Gibson]]
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* [[Kevin "Kiko" Lobo]]
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* [[Cecilia Chung]]
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* [[Coy]]
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* [[Anthony Cabello]]

Revision as of 21:05, 1 April 2009