Drugs in the Tenderloin

Drugs in the Tenderloin

Drugs in the Tenderloin

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Drugs in the Tenderloin

1967

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Drugs in the Tenderloin is a documentary shot guerilla style by Robert Zagone in 1966; It captures the Tenderloin as it transformed into a center for young queers and drug users.

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