A 3 km walking audio tour guide in English in San Francisco featuring 6 highlights.
This guide is free.
"HARVEY MILK: Out of the Bars and Into the Streets" is an an audio walking tour about Harvey Milk and the rise of gay power in 1970s San Francisco. The tour goes from the site of Harvey Milk’s old camera shop at 575 Castro Street, to San Francisco City Hall. The tour features original interviews with Harvey’s friends and colleagues, as well as archival audio to transport the listener to a dramatic time in gay political organizing. The route is the same as that of Harvey’s walk to his inauguration, the candlelight march after he was killed, and the protest after his killer’s sentencing. The route is a mostly flat 1.75 miles, makes several stops along the way, and takes about 70 minutes. Start at 575 Castro Street. When you’re ready to begin, press play on your audio player, and the program will guide you from there. Those who are less familiar with San Francisco may want to download the tour map as a backup. If you only have time or energy for an abbreviated tour, start at the northeast corner of Market St. and Van Ness Ave., at 50:20 on the audio program. Bring a snack in case you get hungry. If you don't live in San Francisco or can't get there to take the tour, try listening on a route to your own City Hall, or at home.
Tour created by Paul VanDeCarr © 2008. Many thanks to interviewees Anne Kronenberg, Cleve Jones, Daniel Nicoletta, and narrator Jewelle Gomez. Big thanks for archival and other audio to Pacifica Radio Archives, KRON4 News Archives, Walter Caplan, David Lamble, Randy Shilts Papers at the San Francisco History Center, Michael Kirchberger, David Hegarty, Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, CheerSF, Bebe Sweetbriar. Thanks also to San Francisco Arts Commission, ParkerGuestHouse.com, George Rodgers, GLBTHistory.org.
Cover Image "Harvey Milk in 1978 at Mayor Moscone's Desk" by Daniel Nicoletta (Provided by author, Daniel Nicoletta) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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