Need opinion from SF posters

You'll definitely be able to kill time in Union Square. Like you said, it's an easy walk. Don't pay any mind to the bums, just keep walking. You'll probably find yourself on a group of other people leaving the theater also going to Union Square. If you're really concerned about it, spend a couple bucks on an Uber.

Enjoy the show!

You'll be fine. Just walk down Market Street. There will be lots of people around, and SHNSF has security in the area (the orange jackets). Mid-Market is still sketchy at parts but it's changing rapidly as tech companies, nicer restaurants, and high income people are moving in.

Basically if you walk down market street two blocks east from the Golden Gate Theater, you're on Powell, which is super-touristy and pretty safe. It's also pretty awful unless you're really comfortable in crowds. If you have two hours to do some exploring in the area, and don't feel like venturing into china town (about a 15 minute walk from the theater) or into the big department stores in Union Square, It might be a nice idea to take the time to hop on the J train at Powell station. and Visit Dolores Park and, to quote the lady in the Blonde Wig, "The newly annoying Mission District" (Specificially on Valencia Street between 16th and 20th, which will take you about twenty minutes to get to/back on Public Transit, or hop on a bus (or cab/uber/Lyft) and visit Washington Square in North Beach, which is relatively close and has a lot of good food options. If you want to stay closer to the theater, there's always the Westfield Mall.

Updated On: 10/9/16 at 01:01 PM

And if you're into cults, get a vegetarian dinner at Ananda Fuara!

skies said: "I feel the Tenderloin really gets a bum rap. For as much pedestrian traffic and folks that go through it daily, it's more common sense caution than being mugged every 5 seconds there.



Yes. It was very anti-climatic when I got there and saw that it wasnt bad at all. At least where the theatre was. It makes sense to always use common sense but there's a lot of foot traffic and so I felt 100% fine. I think the location of the theatre and the theatre itself contributes nicely to the whole Hedwig story.

That being said I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I was going to head over to Dolores Park after the matinee but there were a group of Marines playing big band music on Powell and so I ended up sticking around. Wish I knew how to upload video on this site for you to see. It was awesome.