San Francisco Neon Series, Hard On Leather, 1980
© Merideth Grierson

San Francisco Neon Series, Hard On Leather, 1980

Photograph
By Merideth Grierson
About the image

"Before the Castro, the action was further north, in Polk Gulch.  A classic example of early out-of-the-closet retailing was the now long-defunct Hard On Leather, an outlet which offered a diverse array of unique garments and exotic accessories." - Erik S. McMahon

The San Francisco Neon Series
This series is a tribute to the era of "gas and glass" in San Francisco. In 1980, Merideth Grierson began a color film project chronicling the disappearing neon art of San Francisco. Many of the images in this series were included in a special feature in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine on November 18, 2001. The article was titled "Sign Language; Where Has San Francisco's Neon Gone?” Most of these iconic signs have indeed disappeared or evolved, and the city has lost much of the unique aesthetic of this special art form.

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