how did the club perform during the era of its founder?
The club did good as per the reviews in several magazines as the owner had many themed events.
The EndUp
The EndUp opened on November 15, 1973 as a differentiated version of the RoundUp, owner Al Hanken's LGBT country western-themed venue located one block north of the EndUp at 298 6th Street and Folsom. Mister Marcus, a writer for San Francisco's monthly LGBT magazine "Kalendar", described the EndUp's opening in his column "Man About Town":The long-awaited EndUp opened last Thursday too and you have to see it to believe it. I was lucky to get a demonstration of their quadraphonic sound system long ago. It's a big dance bar and certainly will add to the ambiance of Harrison Street. Congratulations to Al Hanken and Greg Loughner on their latest "baby". One of the events held at the club during this era was the "Jockey Short Dance Contest" (19741978). Taking its name from the type of underwear, the contest was a common event in San Francisco gay clubs during the mid-1970s. Al Hanken believed strong incentives like the contest were necessary to bring patrons to the EndUp's South of Market di
what is 'the endup'? It is a nightclub. who established it? Al Hanken. did any deaths happen there? 2 separate deaths of - Sean Ford and John Sanyaolu. how did they die? Both of them were shot by guns.
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The EndUp [SEP] Al Hanken era (19731989)
The EndUp opened on November 15, 1973 as a differentiated version of the RoundUp, owner Al Hanken's LGBT country western-themed venue located one block north of the EndUp at 298 6th Street and Folsom. Mister Marcus, a writer for San Francisco's monthly LGBT magazine "Kalendar", described the EndUp's opening in his column "Man About Town":The long-awaited EndUp opened last Thursday too and you have to see it to believe it. I was lucky to get a demonstration of their quadraphonic sound system long ago. It's a big dance bar and certainly will add to the ambiance of Harrison Street. Congratulations to Al Hanken and Greg Loughner on their latest "baby".