We were looking for something different to do on our second trip to San Francisco, and we decided to book a tour of the Castro area, with Trevor Hailey's Cruisin' the Castro tour, as that was probably the only area we hadn't explored.
Meeting under the Rainbow Flag at Harvey Milk Plaza, we had no idea what to expect, and my husband was a little nervous (I kept reminding him no one was going to bite him), but Trevor is such a lovely person, and she put him right at ease with her gentle southern charm and wonderful humor.
Trevor did extensive research for the tour, and combines sociology and history into a extremely informative 4 hours. She leads you down the streets of the Castro, explaining the historical significance of certain landmarks, combined with how they affected the social mores of the times. 4 hours seems a lot, but there are many rest stops along the way, plus the pace is at a stroll, managed quite well by the elderly participating in our group.
She limits the group to 15 persons, and your tour fee includes a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, the Firewood Grill. Our group consisted of gays, straight, and people of all age groups and nationalities, and at no time was anyone made to feel uncomfortable at all.
Unfortunately, Trevor will be retiring at the end of August, 2005 to San Diego, and hopefully, she will have found a worthy candidate to take on this marvelous tour.
I will include more contact info, once I find out who will be taking the tour over
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