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<\/a>The Black Hawk at Hyde and Turk, January 27, 1961. Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nVenues home to the crustiest of punks, the smoothest cats of jazz, and band-aids of the highest order are a cultural staple in San Francisco. As the city quickly changes, however, it becomes more and more imperative to remember the music establishments no longer with us. Lest we incur McSweeney\u2019s wrath, below are ten venues which left us too soon, from oldest to most recent order of closure.<\/p>\n
The Black Hawk \u2014 Closed, 1963<\/h2>\n
Active from 1949 to 1963 in the Tenderloin, The Black Hawk featured live jazz antics from some of the greats. Those who recorded albums at the club includes Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Cal Tjader with appearances by John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Vince Guaraldi, Billie Holiday, and Lester Young. In order to keep the shows all ages, the owners would have minors sit behind a wall of chicken wire in the back.<\/p>\n Miles Davis Quintet \u2014 \u201cSo What\u201d at The Black Hawk in 1961:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>The interior of the The Black Hawk, January 1961.\u00a0<\/em>Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n