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Portola Drive is the extension of Market Street into the south and western portion of San Francisco; San Jose Avenue, a major commuter road, brings thousands of cars into San Francisco every day (aka the Bernal Cut) Van Ness Avenue acts as US 101 through the heart of San Francisco from the Central Freeway towards the northern section of the ...
By 1971, Polk Street was advertised as "one of the gayest streets in San Francisco". [6] In 1972, Polk Street was the location of the first official San Francisco Gay Pride Parade. [5] In the 1950s through the 1970s Halloween on Polk Street became a major attraction for tourists and locals. A migration from Polk Street to the Castro District ...
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Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero (with a gap on Telegraph Hill). Most of Lombard Street's western segment is a major thoroughfare designated as part of U.S. Route 101.
Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California. It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building at the northeastern edge of the city and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the intersection with Portola Drive in the Twin Peaks neighborhood. Beyond this point, the ...
Looking south along Octavia Street from Jackson Street. This is one of the few blocks in San Francisco still paved in brick. Octavia Boulevard (designated as Octavia Street north of Hayes Street) is a major street in San Francisco, California, United States, that replaced the Hayes Valley portion of the damaged two-level Central Freeway. [1]
The Consulate-General of South Korea in San Francisco is located at 3500 Clay Street. [43] The Consul General of India's residence is 3435 Jackson Street. [citation needed] The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco is on California Street at Presidio Avenue in Presidio Heights. [44]
Capp was secretary of the San Francisco Homestead Union, the first homestead association in San Francisco. The street runs through the lands of the association. [9] Castro Street: José Castro: A Californio leader of Mexican opposition to U.S. rule in California in the 19th century, and alcalde (mayor) of Alta California from 1835 to 1836.