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Specs in North Beach has been a speakeasy, a Union social club, a lesbian-bar and a storeroom; its been Specs since the mid-1960s.
'''Specs in North Beach has been a speakeasy, a Union social club, a lesbian-bar and a storeroom; its been Specs since the mid-1960s.'''
 
''Photo: Brett Reierson''


Spec's bar at 12 Adler Lane, directly across the street from City Lights, is a veritable museum of strange stuff from around the world. Many literary, bohemian, radical and other free associators of San Francisco's demi-monde have gathered here in groups and spontaneously in a timeless pursuit of their respective passions.
Spec's bar at 12 Adler Lane, directly across the street from City Lights, is a veritable museum of strange stuff from around the world. Many literary, bohemian, radical and other free associators of San Francisco's demi-monde have gathered here in groups and spontaneously in a timeless pursuit of their respective passions.
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''--Chris Carlsson''
''--Chris Carlsson''


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''Reierson,Brett - Photographer-Artist ''


Carlsson,Chris - Writer


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Norbeach$spec s-exterior.jpg

Specs in North Beach has been a speakeasy, a Union social club, a lesbian-bar and a storeroom; its been Specs since the mid-1960s.

Photo: Brett Reierson

Spec's bar at 12 Adler Lane, directly across the street from City Lights, is a veritable museum of strange stuff from around the world. Many literary, bohemian, radical and other free associators of San Francisco's demi-monde have gathered here in groups and spontaneously in a timeless pursuit of their respective passions.

--Chris Carlsson

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