Tag: Castro

  • Bette is Back!

    Bette is Back!

      Actually our headline is slightly misleading as The Divine Miss M was recently seen on our screens in the Ben Platt drama The Politician. But she has been busy during the COVID lockdown starring in a  COASTAL ELITES a socially distance satire which has been filmed remotely for HBO Max.  Bette plays a ‘leftie’…

  • The Story Of The Castro makes for compelling viewing

    The Story Of The Castro makes for compelling viewing

      This must-see documentary from 1997  was produced by San Francisco’ s KQED-TV as part of a series “Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco”. It’s a fascinating investigation on how The Castro became the gay holy grail. The area was originally known as the  Eureka Valley  when it was full of dairy farms until…