But there are signs of hope, like the reopening of the Eagle, the replacement of Trigger in the Castro with the upcoming Beaux, and the possibility of new life later this year, after over a decade of darkness, at The Patio. Two gay bars have closed already this year, Marlena's and Kok (formerly My Place), and both are becoming mixed bars in the future, just in the interest of foot traffic. Ever heard of Campus, The Purple Pickle, or Nothing Special? Well, filmmaker and gay historian (and GayPornBlog-ger � link NSFW) Mike Stabile has done us a solid and created a Google map covering any and every historic gay and lesbian bar he could find an address for. But back in the days before the internet and Grindr, there were two or three times more bars for the homosexual set scattered around town than there are now. Last month we brought you a roundup of ads from defunct gay bath houses in town, and about a year ago we showed you a semi-current map of the dozen gay bars that remain in the Castro.
