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Commission recommends landmark designation for Compton's Cafeteria riot site, urges interpretive plan
Summary
The commission voted 6–0 to recommend landmark designation for the site of the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot at Turk and Taylor, and directed staff to work with community partners on interpretive materials and street improvements tied to the Safer Taylor project.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission unanimously recommended Aug. 17 that the Board of Supervisors designate the Turk and Taylor intersection — the site of the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria Riot — as an individual landmark under Article 10 of the planning code, and directed staff to work with community partners to enhance on-site interpretation.
Department staff described the nomination as recognition of one of the earliest large-scale collective direct actions by transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the United States. Moses Corett, presenting the case, said the…
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