The “Valley of the Queens"

Explore the vibrant and revolutionary queer history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods with local resident and professor Shawn Sprockett. This tour offers a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. The “Valley of the Queens” tour highlights key events such as the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a landmark trans resistance that predates the Stonewall Riots, and the site of San Francisco’s first Pride parade.

Tours start at The Tenderloin Museum located at 398 Eddy St., San Francisco.

Tours led by expert, Shawn Sprockett

General public admission, $35 per person (non-members); Members, $10 with discount code.
*Members, check your SF History E-newsletter, which goes out the first week of every month, for the membership code. Apply at check-out.

Maximum attendees: 20 people

In case of rain, tour will be rescheduled

Tour Dates & Times:

Saturday, September 20th @ 2:00 PM

Saturday, October 18th @ 2:00 PM

Saturday, November 29th @ 2:00 PM

Saturday, December 27th @ 2:00 PM

About the San Francisco Historical Society

The San Francisco Historical Society exists to uncover, preserve, and present, in engaging ways, the colorful and diverse history of our city from its earliest days to the present. We do this through our publications, Panorama and The Argonaut; in-person and virtual walking tours; monthly history presentations; numerous educational programs for young people, and through our free museum.

Our museum exhibits feature intriguing artifacts and stories from San Francisco’s history. The museum is located at 608 Commercial Street in downtown San Francisco, on the site of the first branch mint in the West.

The San Francisco Historical Society was founded by renowned San Francisco historian Charles Fracchia in 1988. In 2006 the administration of Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. granted the stewardship of the Old Mint at Fifth and Mission Streets to SFHS. That stewardship lasted for ten years. In 2019 SFHS moved into its permanent home, the site of the first Branch Mint in the West at 608 Commercial Street in the heart of San Francisco’s historic core. The SFHS Museum is the new center for administration, exhibits, presentations, and educational programs, and is also available as a venue for events.

The San Francisco Historical Society is a registered 503(c) nonprofit with tax id#68-010488.

www.SFHistory.org

Walking Tour: The “Valley of the Queens." Public Tickets $35, SFHS Members $10.

By THE SAN FRANCISCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Walking Tour: The “Valley of the Queens." Public Tickets $35, SFHS Members $10.

Join this unique tour, which explores the early history of the “Valley of the Queens” in San Francisco. Sat. Tour Dates: Sat. Tours: 9/20, 10/18, 11/29 & 12/27 @ 2PM