SF Eagle Bar Passes First Hurdle Toward Landmark Status The SF Eagle, the SoMa LGBTQ bar formerly known as the Eagle Tavern, is hoping to secure status as the third LGBTQ bar location to receive a landmark designation by the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission. And earlier this week, a Board of Supervisors committee approved a first step toward getting there. On Monday, January 25, the board's Land Use and Transportation Committee unanimously voted 3-0 to forward the Eagle's petition for landmark status on to the Historic Preservation Commission. As the Bay Area Reporter tells us, bar owner Lex Montiel spoke at the virtual meeting and said, "We have endured through hard times and bringing the community back together. As a person and San Franciscan, I want to point out the importance of the bar and its mission."