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| Photo: Armory StudiosĮven before Kink's arrival, filmmakers were drawn to the castle's intrigue. Now a 4,000-person concert hall, an enormous drill court at the back of the building was once home to tactical training, live boxing matches, and other sporting events, earning it the name “Madison Garden of the West.” To this day, the court is the city's largest unsupported enclosed space. Built in 1914, the current 200,000 square foot building replaced the original armory, which was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. O-rings hang from an original concrete structure in the back of the room.
“All the way in, folks-we’re not playing 'just the tip.'” Wallace slams the thick steel doors and invites attendees to take pictures in front of the rough cagey-looking props, which several couples do. | Photo: Armory StudiosĪs guests head to the basement, they are invited into the Hogtide Room, a chamber that was used for munitions storage when the building was as a training and social center for the National Guard.
Kink is also the current owner and tour provider for the Armory-and it's not shy about sharing its X-rated values with visitors. Films for its 29 websites were shot within the walls of the Moorish Revival castle up until this past February.
The space serves as the headquarters for Armory Studios, better known as, the world's largest producer of BDSM porn. "We like to tie people up like piñatas," said tour guide Dusty Wallace as she led visitors through the historic San Francisco Armory.