Oil Can Harry's

Larkin St. (?) San Francisco, CA

DJs:
Johhny Hedges (John Hedges)

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remicks
on Jan 30, 05 | 9:55 pm



Reader Comments on Oil Can Harry's

 

One of the first discos I went to. Incredible sound, but it was in a neighborhood you wouldn't want to go to alone.
Posted Feb 06, 05 | 6:26 am by ol'skinflint

i went there and i was mainly an gay asian club
good music
Posted Apr 10, 05 | 2:44 am by raluc

Was located on the north side of Pine Street just off Polk Street going toward Larkin.
Posted Aug 23, 07 | 11:38 am by jim

Correction, it was on Bush Street
Posted Aug 23, 07 | 11:48 am by jim

I went here a few times. If I remember correctly, the main bar was on the right as you entered the door and the dance floor was on the left? It seems like there were curtains between the two???
Posted Dec 29, 08 | 7:28 pm by sylvan

The owner of this place Oil can Harry's also had an Oil Can in LA so he opened one in San Francisco in 1977; it was the hotest disco for about a year and then it was gone
Posted Jan 02, 09 | 12:20 pm by Robert - San Francisco

I went a few times and thought it was pretty slick. Bar on the right with 3 crystal chandaliers down the length of the bar, dark walls and to the right I think there were a couple of steps down to the dance floor. Great music, great club. There was a disco dancer on a tiny platform, skimpy shorts and a beautiful body - same guy usually. Small world story - One bartender was Nate. Before he bartended he was assistant manager at a Denny's in San Mateo and hired me as a waiter at Denny's when I was in college. Nate busted his "straight" boss who didn't recognize Nate when he ordered a drink from him. He left real quick - haha.
Posted Jul 22, 09 | 3:38 pm by alan

The actual address was 709 Larkin @ Ellis. Check out the SF Disco Vault page that I have set up on my web site. There are photo scans from old SF disco magazines as well as DJ Michael Lee's old disco sets from Buzzby's and Bones nightclub.

http://twitchrecordings.com/page23/page23.html
Posted Nov 18, 09 | 5:15 pm by Jim Hopkins

one of the first clubs i ever went to due to my age at the time. I remember being mesmerized and falling in love with the whole atmosphere. If I'd only known then what I was about to discover over the next few years!!!
Posted Apr 08, 10 | 2:35 pm by Suz


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