Queerness, Activism, & The Mission—Past to Present
Hosted by Gray Area
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 | 3–6PM
Primary Resources:
The GLBT Historical Society, El Tecolote, 48 Hills,
Mission Local
Artists Flavia Elisa Mora & Hernán Martinez
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Audio Excerpts
AR Scenes—View with Adobe Aero (iPhone, Android)
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Old Wives Tales, 1009 Valencia
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La Llorona’s Sacred Waters/ Las Lechugueras, 24th & York
- Por Vida, 24th & Bryant
Images
![The original Foxy Lady sign lingers at 2664 Mission Street. Photo by Nick Ross.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/070c356607602c2788566fe632367e3351cfb25323e34c84ae63ae4fe8d25819/FoxyLadySign.jpg)
![Artemis Society Café's original doors. From SFSU: https://bit.ly/2Zi6OBh.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb87100e3039934237206c970ab8a4855008eb394fd37baef2fab6f3a1b243ca/ArtemisSocietyCafe.png)
![Staffers cavort in front of Old Wives Tales, c. early 1980s. via Facebook.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5201b850cde86830c6253ea9e9f28fb1c0c9e6631bb445cd290b4bff8fb716fe/Old_Wives_Tales.jpg)
![Interior of Old Wives Tales bookstore, 1980s. From FoundSF.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed8b4dd35f8d932609a5af9512dea2b9201c1d049f9b2cc00faaa57898528662/Interior_OldWivesTales.jpeg)
![Dan Fontes' design for the Bethany Senior Housing mural. By the artist.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd88aabf0ddbc8a7a358bc6fa6a7a84e634689b22c0ef4faa107542b54c37b58/BethanyMural_Rendering.png)
![Biographies of the seniors depicted on the Bethany building. From the artist.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b146715451e8e3cd38e6efe28a64b1ca6d15c2f6a232aac44bb34316fb8c5904/WhosWho_BethanyMural.png)
![Las Lechugueras mural, 1983. Photo by Chris Carlsson.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aefd6c058f96caf01cdd6f42ed60ad9cf5a8b12d54604a42583c77f1ed89cb93/Lechugueras_FromCC.jpg)
![Women farmworkers. Photo from Juana Alicia.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd3ef5e10817358a856228a08a24aae61b0e8ec0e4f2d6971ee20b91fbc157b9/Lechugueras.jpeg)
![The original Por Vida mural by Maricón Collective/ Manuel Paul. From 48Hills.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/95194a4e993c55187ed460815099744525ba31ac6f02a4d36abf682b107f481d/48chicanoLGBTmural.jpeg)
![A 2015 Precita Eyes mural which read, "Our culture can't be bought," was painted over by the new business owner without permission in 2017. From 48Hills.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de6525eda941cd9bd602ccce8063ee1f62c9f64e961841333e3761ffb53d0e4e/24th_Lucky_MuralDestroyed.jpeg)
![Left to right: Graciela Carrillo, Consuelo Mendez, Patricia Rodriguez, and Irene Perez; Photo: courtesy Linda Wilson](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9fedc5e85764884b257a88bcdbd331ec1920b94d76fcf972bbc293822660d23/MujeresMuralistas.jpeg)
![Artist Hernán Martinez with his parklet mural, "La Fruiteria," at Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6452bdfffcac557c3d5c5ae85f3cbdfdc43ff23814075d3ea6de3bc7d1605dc/AdobeBooks_Hernan.jpg)
![A detail of "Fruiteria," which uses pre-Columbian motifs.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5c08c460d796966a8dcf444f2fa487ec9291ae64a94bc232455a04b233791d9/Hernan_Fruiteria.jpg)
Tour Map & Stops:
[Gray Area] The Foxy Lady, 2664 Mission Street; Rest in Power Mural
[CCSF Parklet] Lesbian Valencia Street: Artemis Café, Good Vibrations
[21st & Valencia] The Catacombs I, 3343 21st Street
[1009 Valencia] Old Wives Tales (AR Overlay #1)
[21st & San Carlos] The Lexington Club; Paint the Void; Lyon Martin Health Services
[21st & Capp] Bethany Senior Housing, Ruth’s Table
[825 Shotwell] César Chavez Elementary School
[23rd & Folsom] Red Poppy Art House
[23rd & Harrison] El Arroyo Laundry/ Lavando Agusto Mural
[24th & York] La Llorona’s Sacred Waters Mural (AR Overlay #3)
[24th & York mini-park] Calle24 Latino Cultural District
[24th & Bryant] Por Vida Mural (AR Overlay #2)
[24th & Florida] 500 Years of Resistance Mural
[24th & Lucky] La Cultura Cura Mural
[2981 24th Street] Precita Eyes Muralists
[3001 24th Street] Casa de la Misión
[Balmy Alley] Balmy Alley & Mujeres Muralistas
[3130 24th Street] Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative
[24th & Capp] Alto al Fuego en la Misión Mural
Additional Resources
3) Leticia Hernández Interview with Juana Alicia
4) The Mission District—A History of Resistence | for the Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, 2006
4) The Mission District—A History of Resistence | for the Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, 2006
funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
www.sfartscommission.org.