Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph
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Title: Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph
Dates: circa 1990-2011
Collection Number: 2012-04
Creator/Collector:
Bagdad Cafe
Extent: 4 linear feet (1 painted, wooden sign and 1 framed photograph)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The Bagdad Cafe was a 24-hour diner that operated in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood from 1990 until 2011. The sign was
displayed outside the Cafe at the time of its closing. The large, undated color photograph depicts the Cafe’s facade.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item]. Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph. Collection Number: 2012-04. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Vincent Coppey, July 2012.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Bagdad Cafe was a 24-hour diner that operated in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood from 1990 until 2011. The sign was
displayed outside the Cafe at the time of its closing. The large, undated color photograph depicts the Cafe’s facade.
LGBTQ
Business
Castro (San Francisco, Calif.)