Big Al's
{{Distinguish|Big Al Brewing}}
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Big Al's was one of the first topless bars in San Francisco and the United States since the mid-1960s. It was the first full nudity bar in San Francisco.{{Citation
|title=Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show
|author=Shteir, Rachel
|year=2004
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEtWpyiGxDAC
|page=322
|isbn=978-0-19-512750-8}}
It is next to the Condor Club, where the strip-club phenomenon began, and as of 1991, it claimed to be one of the largest porn stores in San Francisco.{{Citation
| title = Corporate website
| url = http://www.adultmegastores.com/
| accessdate = 2008-05-14
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511183554/http://www.adultmegastores.com/| archivedate= 11 May 2008 | url-status= live}}
The adult book store closed its doors in 2009. It was later replaced by a sandwich store, and is currently a cigar shop. Both businesses kept the venue's name and iconic neon sign. A San Francisco landmark, the site has been featured in several films and TV shows, on postcards, and in tourist brochures.
Big Al's in film
- Once a Thief - by Ralph Nelson, 1965
- Mondo Topless - by Russ Meyer, 1966
- Dirty Harry - by Don Siegel, 1971{{Citation
|url=http://www.filmsite.org/dirt2.html
|title=Dirty Harry (1971)
|accessdate=2008-05-09
|publisher=filmsite.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080515223811/http://www.filmsite.org/dirt2.html| archivedate= 15 May 2008 | url-status= live}}
Similar establishments
- Condor Club – a club in North Beach district, San Francisco
- Lusty Lady – a former chain of peep show establishments, with one location in S. F.'s North Beach district, and one in downtown Seattle
- Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre – A San Francisco striptease club
- Regal Show World – A former adult business in San Francisco
Other
- "Eye of The Tiger" music video by the band Survivor
References
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography|San Francisco Bay Area|Human sexuality}}
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Category:Landmarks in San Francisco