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Address: 430 Mason Street, San Francisco CA

Back in the Prohibition Era of San Francisco, 430 Mason Street was a space called The Cable Car Theater. Below The Cable Car Theatre was a restaurant called Cafe Dans. In actuality, Cafe Dans was not a restaurant, but a speakeasy that could be accessed only by a savvy few that would push a secret wall that would lead you to a playground slide. This slide would take you below street level where one could indulge in illicit gambling and the drinking of bootleg whiskey and spirits. In an era of secret codes and handshakes, the speakeasy was a hidden subculture of nightlife.

Beyond the restored turn- of- the- century doors, the Slide lobby reveals a custom made, serpentine slide designed by Doug Gorley of Playground designs, but dont fret, stairs are an option for the less adventuresome. Once inside, old world San Francisco elegance has been reborn thanks to the collaboration of Pamela Pennington Studios (Ruby Skye) and Terra Nova Industries (Ruby Skye, Farallon, Niebaum Coppola). Slide is modern and sophisticated but is also reminiscent of the age of gangsters, flappers and bootleg ..

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