Blow Buddies

Blow Buddies was the largest gay sex club in San Francisco, California. Its building was constructed in 1953.[1] It is zoned Service/Arts/Light Industrial (SALI) with a 30 ft height limit, so neither housing nor a hotel can be built here, but affordable housing may be constructed.[2]

History

The club opened in 1988 and is 6,000 square feet.[3] In 1993 the building was bought by its current owners for $US 500,000[4] In 2019 its building went on the market at $US 3.25 million, potentially jeopardizing the club's existence.[5]

The following announcement was posted on the Blow Buddies website on 19 July, 2020

Sadly, Blow Buddies will not be reopening after the pandemic. We tried many ways to figure out a path to return and were unsuccessful. We appreciate the willingness of the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural district and our landlord to explore options with us. It was a good run, August 8, 1988 - March 15, 2020 We are sad to see this chapter close. We thank our many members for their support over all those years. The club was created in response to one virus and done in by another.[6]

References
  1. Blow Buddies building up for sale, The Bay Area Reporter
  2. San Francisco's biggest gay sex club is under threat of closing down, Tom Capon, Gay Star News
  3. Home of the Largest Sex Club in SF on the Market in SoMa, Socketsite.com
  4. San Francisco’s Largest Gay Sex Club, Blow Buddies, May Be Forced to Close Up Shop, Stephan Horbelt, Hornet.com
  5. Infamous SoMa Gay Sex Club Blow Buddies May Be Endangered As Building Goes Up For Sale Archived 2019-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, Jay Barmann, SFist.com
  6. http://www.blowbuddies.com/home-713.html


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