Tours of the Tales

Stanford Court, 905 California (southwest corner of California and Powell)

In Tales of the City, Jon took Michael to a cocktail party at the Stanford Court given by After Dark, an entertainment magazine.

Although not specifically a gay magazine, it was very popular in the gay community.  It covered theater, cinema, dance, ballet, music, and so on.  It also contained articles on fashion – often exclusively men’s fashion.  Many of the advertisements were targeted at the gay male population.  It was first published in 1968 and ceased publication in the early 1980s.

Years later, in Sure of You, Burke Andrew returned to San Francisco to woo Mary Ann into moving to New York to host a nationally syndicated talk show.  Burke stayed at the Stanford Court during his visit.

University Club