Queer Places:
222 Club, 222 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Frank "Francine" Logandice (September 4, 1928 - January 30, 2004) was an entrepreneur who owned a resort on the Russian River and a number of successful bars in San Francisco – the 222 Club on Hyde, the Black Rose, The Depot in the Outer Mission, Francine’s, Elaine’s, Déjà Vu and Café San Marcos.
Frank Logandice was born in New Jersey in 1928. He left home, lied about his age, and joined the merchant marine at age 14 during WWII. After serving twenty years in the Navy, he retired to a civilian Department of Defense job at the Pentagon. He relocated to Annaheim, CA, in the mid-1960s, where he owned a Western Auto store. Later, after divorcing, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his new girlfriend, who had introduced him to both cross-dressing and S/M. Francine began living en femme in 1969. She spent several years collecting transgender-related materials, writing about transgenderism, and lecturing on the topic. She went back into business for herself in 1977, owning a string of bars in San Francisco and a resort on the Russian River. Logandice owned the 222 Club on Hyde (mixed), both Black Rose bars (transgender prostitute), The Depot in the Outer Mission (mixed), Francine's (lesbian), Elaine's (lesbian), the Deja Vu (gay/mixed), and Café San Marcos (lesbian/gay/mixed), as well as the Triple Rock Resort. She retired from business in 1991.
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