Toad Hall Bar

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Toad Hall Bar
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Toad Hall restored for Milk , February 2008
Toad Hall Bar
Location San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37°45′40″N122°26′09″W / 37.76099°N 122.43593°W / 37.76099; -122.43593
Website
toadhallbar.com

Toad Hall Bar is a gay bar in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California. [1] [2]

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History

The site formerly housed The Pendulum. [3] [4] Toad Hall's facade was restored in 2008 for the filming of Milk . [5]

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