Scott's Pit

Scott's Pit (sometimes written as Scott's P.I.T.) was a lesbian biker bar in operation from 1970 until 1984 in Duboce Triangle neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S..[1][2][3] This was the first lesbian biker bar in the city, and the former location has been considered an important building in LGBT history.

Scott's Pit
Scott's P.I.T.
Restaurant information
Established1970
Closed1984
Street address10 Sanchez Street,
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37.769134°N 122.431632°W / 37.769134; -122.431632

History

Scott's Pit was owned and managed by Iowa native Charlene "Scotty" Scott, who also co-owned the Highlander Bar in Potrero Hill.[4] This was the first lesbian biker bar in San Francisco; and a home of brawls and poetry readings.[1][5] It always had a mixed-gender clientele, but was primarily known as a lesbian bar. Various women's groups and women's political organizations met at the bar. In 1973 and 1974, the Lesbian Mothers Union held benefit auctions and events at Scott's Pit,[3] that included guest auctioneers like José Sarria.

The former space at 10 Sanchez Street has been considered an important building in LGBT history, but since closing the bar the building has been converted in to a garage for a private residence.[1][6]

See also

References
  1. Bowling, Mary Jo (October 17, 2012). "The Gayest Buildings in America most important to LGBT History". California Home + Design. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
  2. Sides, Josh (2009-10-19). Erotic City: Sexual Revolutions and the Making of Modern San Francisco. Oxford University Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-19-970339-5.
  3. Rivers, Daniel Winunwe (2013-09-03). Radical Relations: Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children in the United States since World War II. UNC Press Books. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-4696-0719-1.
  4. "Scott, Charlene (Scotty)". The San Francisco Examiner. December 27, 1988. Retrieved 2023-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Boyd, Nan Alamilla (2003-05-23). Wide-Open Town: A History of Queer San Francisco to 1965. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-93874-8.
  6. Corkery, P.J. (August 5, 2005). "August will be hot in fidgety City Hall". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 2023-04-17 – via Newspapers.com.


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