You can join the on going story by logging on to thestraight.com as mentioned or Straight_Theater_Presents.com Home of “The Straight on the Haight” where you will find pictures, words and sounds of the Straight Theater inside and out featuring many of the wonderful people from this outrageous era. I found the abandoned Haight Theater early April 1966. After being built as a vaudeville and movie house in the WWI period it was shuttered in 1964 then briefly enduring as a Gay Theater, radio station, and a African American Church. With the help of friends, after changing it’s name to Straight, hosted some of the greatest bands, poets, performing, light show, and graphic artists, mixed media, and film of the 60’s. I was left with the Theater late in 1968 and finally closed its doors in June of 1969. Although valiant efforts were made to re open the again shutter venue it never happened and fell to the wrecking ball as mentioned above. Thanks for the continuing interest.
Love and Peace
Reg E Williams
You can join the on going story by logging on to thestraight.com as mentioned or Straight_Theater_Presents.com Home of “The Straight on the Haight” where you will find pictures, words and sounds of the Straight Theater inside and out featuring many of the wonderful people from this outrageous era. I found the abandoned Haight Theater early April 1966. After being built as a vaudeville and movie house in the WWI period it was shuttered in 1964 then briefly enduring as a Gay Theater, radio station, and a African American Church. With the help of friends, after changing it’s name to Straight, hosted some of the greatest bands, poets, performing, light show, and graphic artists, mixed media, and film of the 60’s. I was left with the Theater late in 1968 and finally closed its doors in June of 1969. Although valiant efforts were made to re open the again shutter venue it never happened and fell to the wrecking ball as mentioned above. Thanks for the continuing interest.
Love and Peace
Reg E Williams