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It occupied the same address that would later become \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eThe Bear, Daddy’s, and eventually 440 Castro\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving the location a remarkably long connection to gay nightlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"693\"\u003eBear Hollow catered to a more masculine crowd—\u003cstrong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"488\"\u003eleather, Levi’s, boots, beards, and the emerging “bear” look\u003c\/strong\u003e that was beginning to take shape alongside the better-known Castro clone aesthetic. The name itself feels like a perfect artifact of the period: masculine, slightly outdoorsy, and not particularly subtle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003eBy the 1980s it had become a familiar neighborhood gathering place. Period accounts describe it as a social center right on Castro Street, and it was even known as a popular spot for gay football fans during 49ers games. It was the kind of bar where regulars, bartenders, artists, leather guys, and neighborhood characters all mixed together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003eBear Hollow is also interesting because it sits near the beginning of what would eventually become a much larger \u003cstrong data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1171\"\u003ebear subculture\u003c\/strong\u003e. The terminology and community were still evolving, but the flannel, denim, facial hair, and rugged masculine styling associated with places like Bear Hollow would become increasingly recognizable throughout gay culture in the decade that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1732\"\u003eAround \u003cstrong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1437\"\u003e1985\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bear Hollow became simply \u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e, but the address continued serving essentially the same gay male community through several incarnations. More than forty years later, 440 Castro is still a gay bar—a rare bit of continuity in a neighborhood where so many historic spaces have disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Natural \/ S","offer_id":48243280806046,"sku":"14802447852021061690","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ S","offer_id":48243280838814,"sku":"16668208268806894527","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ S","offer_id":48243280871582,"sku":"39687559045812042774","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ M","offer_id":48243280904350,"sku":"83256981614695821617","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ M","offer_id":48243280937118,"sku":"32414822789883808444","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ M","offer_id":48243280969886,"sku":"32172735646747988793","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ L","offer_id":48243281002654,"sku":"27505770810234820568","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ L","offer_id":48243281035422,"sku":"21899381166941663971","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ L","offer_id":48243281068190,"sku":"13997283936251661094","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ XL","offer_id":48243281100958,"sku":"18509691140527066908","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ XL","offer_id":48243281133726,"sku":"31717625502672811461","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ XL","offer_id":48243281166494,"sku":"16412163916607664799","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ 2XL","offer_id":48243281199262,"sku":"13087067728216553531","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 2XL","offer_id":48243281232030,"sku":"30340570635619962911","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ 2XL","offer_id":48243281264798,"sku":"92657668337807964113","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Natural \/ 3XL","offer_id":48243281297566,"sku":"30501363133558829299","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 3XL","offer_id":48243281330334,"sku":"19002837969273428622","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ash \/ 3XL","offer_id":48243281363102,"sku":"24969243457751459214","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/1893\/4942\/files\/1286487340999146519_2048.jpg?v=1788790461","url":"https:\/\/brankobrand.com\/products\/bear-hollow-the-bear-san-francisco-gay-bar-70s-and-80s","provider":"Branko Brand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}