Swedish American Hall & Cafe du Nord

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The Castro was once known as Little Scandinavia after the sailors who docked here – and the secret to their community spirit was the speakeasy running in the basement of their local meeting hall since 1907. Today the updated Cafe du Nord speakeasy is an atmospheric singer-songwriter hotspot, while shipshape Swedish American Hall hosts the bigger Noise Pop and folkYEAH! concert series.


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