Katie Conry

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Tenderloin Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Posted July 14, 2025 by Katie Conry

Celebrating a Decade of History-Making and Community As we mark the 10th anniversary of the Tenderloin Museum this July, I reflect on an extraordinary journey that began with Randy Shaw’s vision and has flourished into a pillar of the Tenderloin Read More »

Tenderloin Museum Announces Punk/Performance in the ‘Loin

Posted May 23, 2022 by Katie Conry

Highlighting the Legacy of the Late Dale Hoyt The Tenderloin Museum is proud to present Punk/Performance in the Loin, a gallery show & public program series that explores the intersection of punk rock and performance art in the wild and

Get Rare Slice of Tenderloin History as Holiday Gift

Posted December 15, 2020 by Katie Conry

This holiday season, pick up a copy of The Match Book: Vintage Matchbooks from San Francisco’s Tenderloin, and explore San Francisco history through colorful Tenderloin relics. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, matchbooks were calling cards used to advertise hole-in-the-wall Read More »

“Drugs in the Tenderloin” Shows at Roxie

Posted August 13, 2019 by Katie Conry

Lost 1966 Film to Get Rare Showing The Tenderloin Museum got such a strong response to Ryan Kost’s July 14 San Francisco Chronicle story on Robert Zagone’s film, Drugs in the Tenderloin (“How a lost film reveals past, present of Read More »

Vintage Matchbooks Revive Tenderloin’s Lost History

Posted December 4, 2018 by Katie Conry

New Book Release, Winter Gala at Tenderloin Museum Join the Tenderloin Museum for the opening reception of our Matchbook Map Exhibit, featuring a searchable, interactive touchscreen map that connects matchbook imagery to historical info on the associated business and address, Read More »