Pierre's in North Beach - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 23:11, 4 June 2020

2020-06-04T23:11:56Z

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	'''Maurice and crew at Pierre's grand opening.'''		'''Maurice and crew at Pierre's grand opening.'''

			''Photo: courtesy Dick Boyd''

			[[Image:Berets-and-babes.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Beat poseurs, c. 1960.'''

	''Photo: courtesy Dick Boyd''		''Photo: courtesy Dick Boyd''

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Ccarlsson: added photos and category

2020-06-04T23:07:12Z

added photos and category

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' </DIV>		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' </DIV>

	[[Image:~~Kingston Trio at Hungry i early 1950s AAB~~-~~1223~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Pierre's-interior-1962.jpg]]

	'''~~Kingston Trio performing at Hungry-i nightclub in North Beach~~, ~~c. early 1950s.~~'''		'''Pierre's Interior, 1962'''

	''Photo: ~~San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library~~''		''Photo: courtesy Dick Boyd''

	It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.		It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.
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	But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (ca. 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.		But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (ca. 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.

	[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:Music]]		[[Image:Maurice-and-crew-Pierres-grand-opening.jpg\|800px]]

			'''Maurice and crew at Pierre's grand opening.'''

			''Photo: courtesy Dick Boyd''

			[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:Music]] [[category:Beats]]

Ccarlsson: added link

2019-07-18T20:48:07Z

added link

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	[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]		[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]

	At some point Pierre's at 546 Broadway must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.		At some point Pierre's at 546 Broadway must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the [[1960’s Folk Music at the hungry i and SF Folk Music Club\|Hungry-i]] (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.

Lisaruth: Protected "Pierre's in North Beach" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

2019-06-28T05:25:55Z

Protected "Pierre's in North Beach" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

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Lisaruth: added address of club

2019-05-17T00:45:27Z

added address of club

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	[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]		[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]

	At some point Pierre's must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.		At some point Pierre's at 546 Broadway must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.


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	It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.		It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.

	But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (@ 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.		But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (ca. 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.

	[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:Music]]		[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:Music]]

Lisaruth: aligned caption for banducci photo under image

2019-05-17T00:42:27Z

aligned caption for banducci photo under image

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	[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]		[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg\|right]]

	'''Enrico Banducci, ~~1958~~.~~'''~~		At some point Pierre's must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.

	~~''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''~~

	~~At some point Pierre~~'s must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci ~~in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences~~. ~~Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group~~, ~~and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre~~'~~s leaded stained glass window.~~		<DIV align="right">'''Enrico Banducci, 1958.''' <br>
			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library'' </DIV>

	[[Image:Kingston Trio at Hungry i early 1950s AAB-1223.jpg]]		[[Image:Kingston Trio at Hungry i early 1950s AAB-1223.jpg]]
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	'''Kingston Trio performing at Hungry-i nightclub in North Beach, c. early 1950s.'''		'''Kingston Trio performing at Hungry-i nightclub in North Beach, c. early 1950s.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.		It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.

Ccarlsson at 22:28, 16 May 2019

2019-05-16T22:28:00Z

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	But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (@ 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.		But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (@ 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.

	[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]]		[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:Music]]

Ccarlsson: Created page with "''' "I was there..." ''' ''by R. A. May'' Image:Pierres-leaded-glass.gif '''Pierre's orig..."

2019-05-16T22:26:49Z

Created page with "''' "I was there..." ''' ''by R. A. May'' Image:Pierres-leaded-glass.gif '''Pierre's orig..."

New page

''' "I was there..." '''

''by R. A. May''

[[Image:Pierres-leaded-glass.gif]]

'''Pierre's original leaded stained glass window.'''

''Photo: Karen May''

[[Image:Enrico Banducci 1958 AAA-5369.jpg|right]]

'''Enrico Banducci, 1958.'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

At some point Pierre's must have been bought by a group of North Beach club owners that ultimately turned the strip of Broadway from Kearny to Columbus into totally nude strip clubs. At about the same time (1969-70) the Hungry-i (originally opened by Eric Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1951) began losing money with the exit of Beat Generation performers and audiences. Banducci sold the Hungry-i name and logo to the strip club group, and a neon sign proclaiming "the Hungry i" was hung over the Pierre's leaded stained glass window.

[[Image:Kingston Trio at Hungry i early 1950s AAB-1223.jpg]]

'''Kingston Trio performing at Hungry-i nightclub in North Beach, c. early 1950s.'''

''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

It was around 1971 when, as a philosophy student at UC Berkeley, I went (with a group of friends) to North Beach to an Italian restaurant. None of us had money and we could all use jobs, so when we walked by Big Al's at Broadway and Columbus I asked the barker what the job was like. Somehow that led me across the street to the Hungry-i where I met the owner-partner of that club, (a very nice, almost grandfatherly guy named Jerry Friedman). I started as a barker/doorman for the Hungry-i the next week.

But the real end of the story is that, at the same time I was developing a hobby of furniture refinishing. One night while standing beneath the newer Hungry-i neon I looked up to see the Pierre's leaded stained glass window. They had painted over it to block the neon from shining through the Pierre's glass and brightening the inside of the club any more than necessary. I told Jerry I could replace the stained glass with a solid piece of wood to do an even better job of blocking the light, plus I would pay him $50 to let me take the old Pierre's sign away. A week or so later I had the original Pierre's leaded stained glass overhead window sign, beautifully cleaned and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Berkeley. Since then (@ 1971) I've lived in Nashville and Atlanta, and Pierre's has come with me the whole way—my care and respect for the original Pierre's has lasted nearly 50 years—and Pierre's is still here, still clean and refinished, hanging in the window of my home office in Atlanta.

[[category:North Beach]] [[category:Landmarks]] [[category:1950s]] [[category:1960s]] [[category:1970s]]