Diesel store
Our friends over at the SFist reported that an organization called "Randy Rooster" is in escrow to purchase the old Diesel location (400 Castro St-- also former home to Bank of America) in order to turn it into a strip club. The club will feature "the highest quality entertainment, locally sourced fine dining, elegant alcoholic beverages, and stimulating music."
The organization has setup a barebones website that looks like it was built by the same people who built the Space Jam website back in the 90's to lay out their vision for the new space. The website currently has no info on it save for a picture of snow and links to some pages with no content.
The biggest hurdle for Randy Rooster, if they do indeed intend on opening a strip club, will be changing the building's currently zoned use and getting permits for nightlife/bar/adult entertainment. Zoning changes for buildings require approval for the SF Planning Department and I'm sure many neighborhood associations in the Castro who are seemingly opposed to the idea of a strip club have their own connections to the board they can call in.
Adding a strip club to Castro's repertoire of nighttime entertainment may seem a little redundant when you can already go to QBar or The Cafe to get balls (covered in undies mind you) wagged in your face. Many commenters over at the SFist note this will probably solidify the Castro as the "bachelorette party district" of San Francisco. Do you want to see a strip club at the gateway to the Castro?
(via Biscuit tipster Stephen G)
