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| Also known as Little Italy, North Beach isn’t near any beaches, but rather has been the longtime home to artists, poets, and bohemians in general. The Beat movement (led by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg) was born on these streets. In the 1960s, Barbara Streisand, Bill Cosby, and Lenny Bruce performed at the hungry i nightclub (not to be confused with the current-day strip joint using the same name). And the female impersonators at Finnoccio’s were world famous. Finoccio’s is long gone, as is El Matador, another well-known North Beach watering hole. (click on any photo to see the larger version) |
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