The Kok Pit (San Francisco Gay Bar/70's to 80's)
The Kok Pit (San Francisco Gay Bar/70's to 80's)
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Kokpit T-Shirt
Before SoMa was condos and craft beer, it was concrete, chrome, and cruising — and The Kokpit stood at the center of it all. A short-lived but legendary San Francisco leather bar of the late 1970s, it catered to the city’s boldest — bikers, leathermen, and night owls who preferred their freedom unfiltered.
Known for its industrial aesthetic, hard beats, and unapologetic energy, the Kokpit embodied the height of the pre-AIDS era — when queer nightlife was raw, creative, and alive with possibility. It was less a bar than a bunker of liberation, a place where men claimed space and identity on their own terms.
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Great graphic on the shirt - I LOVE IT IN PINK. Pink looks good on me.
I love the Kok Pit - wonderful memories. If was my Friday afternoon gathering spot with several of my work colleagues - we all worked nextdoor at the senior clinic, currently the Francis J. Curry Center (but was North of Market Services in the 80's.) The bartender, Ken Allison and his partner Richard Duffy became very good friends of mine. Kenny died a while back (20 years?) and Duffy is now living outside Tampa Florida (ugh...Florida - what a gross government.) Anyway - that's probably more information than you ever wanted to know. Thanks for this shirt!
Great graphic on the shirt - I LOVE IT IN PINK. Pink looks good on me.
I love the Kok Pit - wonderful memories. If was my Friday afternoon gathering spot with several of my work colleagues - we all worked nextdoor at the senior clinic, currently the Francis J. Curry Center (but was North of Market Services in the 80's.) The bartender, Ken Allison and his partner Richard Duffy became very good friends of mine. Kenny died a while back (20 years?) and Duffy is now living outside Tampa Florida (ugh...Florida - what a gross government.) Anyway - that's probably more information than you ever wanted to know. Thanks for this shirt!