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The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Having transformed from a working-class neighborhood through the 1960s and 1970s, the Castro remains one of the most prominent symbols of lesbian , gay ...
The Transgender District, 2017; Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District, 2018; The African American Arts and Cultural District, which consists of Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco and some surrounding areas, 2018; Castro LGBTQ Cultural District, 2019; American Indian Cultural District, within the Mission District and some nearby areas, 2020
Twin Peaks Tavern is an American historic gay bar.It first opened in 1935 and is located at 401 Castro Street in the Castro District in San Francisco, California. [2] [3] It is one of the most famous bars in the Castro and features prominent oversized windows that were unveiled in 1972, something uncommonly seen in older gay bars. [2]
It was initially a working-class Irish neighborhood until a combination of factory jobs loss and the migration of gays into the Castro radically changed the neighborhood in the 1960s. In 1977, this district elected the first openly gay politician—Harvey Milk—to public office (San Francisco Board of Supervisors).
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The Castro Street Fair was founded by Harvey Milk, and the group he led, the Castro Valley Association, in 1974. [1] It attracted over 5,000 people. [1] The event's popularity grew quickly and by 1977, the attendance reached 70,000. [2] The influx of visitors helped promote the Castro district's growing tourist industry.
The Corona Heights neighborhood is a small affluent district in San Francisco that surrounds the Corona Heights hill and park, south of Buena Vista Park and west of the Duboce Triangle. The Randall Museum is located at the end of Museum Way, in Corona Heights Park. It is roughly bordered by Museum Way to the north, Castro to the east, Clayton ...
Caffè Trieste is an internationally known coffeehouse, retail store, and former franchise in San Francisco. The original cafe, opened in 1956, was the first espresso-based coffeehouse on the West Coast of the United States. [1] [2] Caffe Trieste is considered a San Francisco institution and a local hub for poets, writers, and beat culture. [3] [4]